The Township emergency medical services are divided between three area emergency
medical service agencies. The township has established service contracts with the
City of Stoughton EMS, Deer- Grove EMS and the Village of McFarland EMS to provide
these services. Link to EMS Service Area Map >>
Each of these agencies is staffed with full-time, part-time and volunteer with
a minimum of state and nationally certified emergency medical technician level qualifications;
Deer Grove EMS provides advance life support/ paramedic level certified care.
The Dane County 9-1-1 center will dispatch the nearest and most readily available
EMS to your emergency.
The very first thing that one should do is to call 9-1-1
The 9-1-1 emergency dispatcher will ask you for information on the nature of the
emergency and can provide you with guidance and basic first aid assistance while
they dispatch the nearest emergency medical service to your location.
To local business’s and chamber of commerce members:
Deer-Grove EMS is proud to serve our communities 24/7/365 in many capacities. Along
with responding to over 900 emergency calls annually, we also provide many non-emergency
community services. Several examples being presentations at assisted living facilities
and elementary schools, station tours, and local boy scout first aid. New this year
our “MY MEDIC” program which is aimed at getting file of life cards in all homes
in our communities. We also provide health screenings and vital sign evaluations
to citizens when needed.
This letter is to address our most influential and life saving program which is community
CPR awareness. All of the local business’s in Deerfield, Pleasant Springs and Cottage
Grove need to be prepared in the event of a medical emergency, specifically cardiac
arrest. Weather your workforce is small or large, everyone can benefit from CPR/AED
and first aid training. Many paramedics and EMT’s at Deer-Grove are American Heart
Association certified CPR Instructors and want to help educate and create emergency
medical plans at local business’s to give patients the best possible outcome when
cardiac arrest occurs.
Deer-Grove offers several courses to suit the needs of your business or company,
from CPR re-certification, Heart-Saver, basic first aid to CPR/AED for the health
care provider. Our instructors are available to teach at your facilities or at either
of our stations located in Deerfield or Cottage Grove. This service is already provided
to some local businesses and companies however, reaching all in our communities is
the goal.
In the event of cardiac arrest “time is muscle” and every minute counts. Every minute
adequate CPR is withheld, survival rates drop drastically. Being properly trained
and prepared is the most effective and practical way to save someone’s life.
For information or to schedule CPR training please email training@deergroveems.org
or call 608-839-5658.
Sincerely,
Deer-Grove EMS Staff
