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Local Businessmen Donate ResQDiscs to Rahway Police Department
 July
5, 2006
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1-5. According to
the CDC (Center for Disease Control out of Georgia) last year 120,000 people
drowned in the United States and ten times that many were near drowning
victims, many of them suffering permanent brain or spinal cord damage. Time
is a key factor during water rescues. A person can drown in as little as 60
seconds. The American Red Cross says "Throw Don' t Go". Never enter the
water to save a drowning victim.
The Rahway Police Department recently received 13 ResQDiscs courtesy of
Leher-Gibilisco Funeral Home. Quite simply, ResQDiscs are buoyant, portable,
life saving devices that can be tossed to a victim during a water rescue.
The device is like a large Frisbee with a retractable cord attached to it.
The cord allows a rescuer to toss it to a person having trouble in the
water. The rescuer can then pull the person to safety without having to
enter the water, which is especially helpful if the water is moving rapidly.
The bright orange color makes the disk highly visible. The disk also is an
effective tool for ice-rescues.
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Pictured above: Chief Edward
Hudak (left) and Corporal Jonathan Tilton (right) accept 13 ResQdiscs that
were donated by James Zwiebel and Joseph Gibilisco (center right) courtesy
of the Leher-Gibilisco funeral home.
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