Mass. woman saved by new oxygen device

By Susan LaHoud
The Sun Chronicle

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NORFOLK, Mass. — It's called CPAP, but for one local woman Friday, it was a quick way to get life-saving oxygen into her lungs.

It was the first time CPAP, or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, was used by Norfolk firefighter/paramedics — and just one day after it was put into service, firefighter/paramedic Richard Yunker said.

While other communities in the area have the specially designed oxygen masks — including Mansfield and North Attleboro — Norfolk and Sharon fire departments are the first to use it in their region, he said.

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