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96<br />

i corsi di formazione.<br />

Attualmente, la rete<br />

comprende 13 defibrillatori<br />

dislocati oltre che nella<br />

cementeria, nei cinema, nelle<br />

palestre, in alcuni studi<br />

medici, nella farmacia<br />

comunale, in un istituto<br />

tecnico professionale, in alcuni<br />

campi sportivi (la cittadina ha<br />

una forte tradizione nel gioco<br />

del rugby), sulle autovetture<br />

della Polizia Municipale, dei<br />

Carabinieri e della Polizia di<br />

Stato. Grazie alla sensibilità<br />

dei cittadini, delle Istituzioni e<br />

di aziende come <strong>Italcementi</strong>,<br />

presto saremo in grado di<br />

acquistare altri tre<br />

defibrillatori”.<br />

Anche in cementeria, quindi,<br />

un gruppo di persone ha<br />

seguito i corsi di formazione,<br />

partecipando così in prima<br />

persona al progetto di<br />

defibrillazione precoce sul<br />

territorio (P.A.D.) degli “Angeli<br />

del Cuore”. Fino ad oggi a<br />

Colleferro sono stati formati<br />

circa 1200 First Responder<br />

(primi soccorritori) con la<br />

collaborazione dell’Università<br />

di Roma.<br />

Come ha accolto questa<br />

iniziativa il personale<br />

<strong>Italcementi</strong>? Lo chiediamo a<br />

Spartaco Lolini, direttore della<br />

cementeria.<br />

“L’adesione al progetto è<br />

stata entusiastica. Non<br />

dimentichiamo che la<br />

cementeria di Colleferro<br />

tradizionalmente partecipa<br />

alla vita della comunità, ed è<br />

perfettamente inserita nel<br />

tessuto sociale del territorio.<br />

Nel 1990, per fare un<br />

esempio, abbiamo contribuito<br />

alla realizzazione dell’altare<br />

della Chiesa di S. Barbara.<br />

Nel 1995, abbiamo offerto il<br />

cemento necessario alla<br />

costruzione della Parrocchia e<br />

della casa canonica di San<br />

Bruno. La cementeria<br />

è inoltre socia sostenitrice<br />

dell’Associazione Pro<br />

Universitarie di Colleferro, che<br />

ha istituito il Corso di laurea in<br />

Ingegneria Meccanica. Un<br />

corso con indirizzi specifici<br />

ispirati dall’economia del<br />

territorio stesso, come quello<br />

in Ingegneria per lo Spazio e<br />

l’Ambiente. Non a caso, la<br />

cementeria è sede di stage per<br />

gli studenti dell’ultimo anno,<br />

che qui elaborano le tesi di<br />

laurea”.<br />

Una dialettica tra<br />

insediamento produttivo e<br />

territorio che è tipica della<br />

filosofia imprenditoriale<br />

<strong>Italcementi</strong> e che ha trovato<br />

nell’iniziativa degli “Angeli del<br />

Cuore” un’ulteriore<br />

affermazione.<br />

“Abbiamo cominciato con<br />

dieci dipendenti – spiega<br />

Spartaco Lolini – che hanno<br />

frequentato e superato con<br />

esito positivo il corso di<br />

abilitazione, e oggi sono in<br />

grado di utilizzare un<br />

defibrillatore semiautomatico.<br />

Ma altri quindici si sono iscritti<br />

al corso iniziato nel mese di<br />

aprile di quest’anno, e presto<br />

la nostra unità operativa<br />

interna raggiungerà i 25<br />

elementi. Un numero che<br />

parla da solo, e illustra il<br />

successo dell’iniziativa”.<br />

Quello che avviene a<br />

Colleferro è la manifestazione<br />

di una politica aziendale<br />

globale che si riflette in tutte<br />

le realtà locali. L’assunzione di<br />

una precisa responsabilità<br />

verso il territorio e la comunità<br />

che ospitano gli insediamenti<br />

produttivi di <strong>Italcementi</strong>, alla<br />

ricerca di equilibri più avanzati<br />

che, accanto ai parametri<br />

tradizionali, considerano come<br />

obiettivi prioritari la salute, la<br />

sicurezza, il rispetto<br />

dell’ambiente e, in ultima<br />

analisi, la qualità della vita.<br />

■■■■■■<br />

<strong>Italcementi</strong> provides the<br />

Colleferro community<br />

with its own portable<br />

defibrillator<br />

A sophisticated device made<br />

its entry into the <strong>Italcementi</strong><br />

cement factory in Colleferro,<br />

near Rome. The device is not<br />

meant to boost productivity,<br />

but to serve the much more<br />

social useful purpose of saving<br />

human lives. The donation of<br />

a portable semi-automatic<br />

defibrillator, as this piece of<br />

equipment is called, is part of<br />

a large-scale project conceived<br />

by the “Angeli del Cuore”<br />

(Angels of the Heart)<br />

Association.<br />

The program, initiated in<br />

1999, involves setting up a<br />

network of stations<br />

throughout the country to<br />

prevent sudden death from<br />

heart attacks, a pathology<br />

that strikes one Italian in a<br />

thousand. In other words, an<br />

all too frequent event, with<br />

dramatic consequences and<br />

extremely short intervention<br />

times. After only five minutes,<br />

the heart and brain suffer<br />

irreversible damage.<br />

Mario Del Prete, Chairman of<br />

the “Angeli del Cuore”<br />

Association and Councilor in<br />

charge of Health for the<br />

Colleferro Town Council had<br />

this to say about the project:<br />

“The only effective means of<br />

prevention is to develop a<br />

“smart” network of<br />

emergency stations. Of<br />

course, the equipment alone<br />

is not enough; we also need<br />

specially trained expert staff. It<br />

is worth pointing out that<br />

there is no need for a doctor<br />

or nurse to be present.<br />

Modern-day technology is<br />

capable of developing semiautomatic<br />

defibrillators that<br />

detect cardiac arrhythmia and<br />

activate electric shocks only<br />

and exclusively in case of<br />

ventricular fibrillation and<br />

ventricular tachycardia.”<br />

In this light, experiments<br />

carried out in both the United<br />

States and Europe are very<br />

instructive. In cities where<br />

only qualified medical staff<br />

can intervene, New York for<br />

instance, the percentage of<br />

survivors is as low 1 to 2%,<br />

mainly due to slow reaction<br />

times. In contrast, in areas<br />

with so-called capillary<br />

diffusion and the intervention<br />

of non-medical staff, such as<br />

Rochester, Minnesota, survival<br />

rates are as high as 47%.<br />

In Italy, with over forty<br />

thousand cases each year,<br />

quick action – within those<br />

fateful five minutes – would<br />

save at least ten thousand<br />

lives. “These figures are worth<br />

thinking over,” Mario Del<br />

Prete goes on to say, “and<br />

they have motivated us in<br />

setting up our project.<br />

Colleferro is the second city,<br />

after Piacenza, to set up this<br />

network of first aid stations.<br />

This makes us a pilot center,<br />

also because our town is the<br />

focal point for both industry<br />

and business for an area<br />

extending over approximately<br />

100 kilometers and with a<br />

population of 100,000.<br />

Of course, this implies an<br />

important commitment on the<br />

part of the municipality, as<br />

each defibrillator must be<br />

manned by a team of specially<br />

trained volunteers. At present,<br />

in addition to the one in the<br />

cement factory, the network<br />

consists of 13 defibrillators<br />

located in movie theaters,<br />

gyms, a number of medical<br />

centers, the local pharmacy, a<br />

technical college, a few sports<br />

fields (the town has a long<br />

tradition of rugby), and in<br />

Municipal, Military and State<br />

Police cars. Thanks to the<br />

commitment of local citizens,<br />

institutions and businesses like<br />

<strong>Italcementi</strong>, we will soon be<br />

able to buy another three<br />

defibrillators.”<br />

A team from the cement<br />

works also attended the<br />

training courses, getting<br />

directly involved in the “Angeli<br />

del Cuore’s” project for<br />

implementing rapid<br />

defibrillation across the<br />

territory (P.A.D.). So far, in<br />

conjunction with Rome<br />

University, approximately<br />

1,200 “First Responders” have<br />

been trained in Colleferro.<br />

We asked Spartaco Lolini,<br />

manager of the cement<br />

works, how the <strong>Italcementi</strong><br />

staff reacted to this project?<br />

“It was greeted with great<br />

enthusiasm. Let’s not forget<br />

that the Colleferro cement<br />

factory traditionally plays an<br />

active role in the life of the<br />

community and is perfectly<br />

integrated in the local social<br />

fabric. For example, in 1990<br />

we helped build the altar in<br />

the Church of Santa Barbara.<br />

In 1995 we provided the<br />

concrete for the San Bruno<br />

Parish and presbytery.<br />

The factory has supported<br />

the Colleferro Pro Universities<br />

Association and its degree<br />

course in mechanical<br />

engineering. This course of<br />

study offers majors in<br />

Territorial Economics and<br />

Environmental Engineering.<br />

Not surpris<strong>ingl</strong>y, the cement<br />

factory offers internships to<br />

the previous year’s students,<br />

who prepare their<br />

dissertations here.”<br />

The interaction between<br />

production facilities and their<br />

geographical location is<br />

typical of <strong>Italcementi</strong>’s<br />

business philosophy. The<br />

“Angeli del Cuore” project is a<br />

perfect example.<br />

“We began with ten staff<br />

members,” explains Spartaco<br />

Lolini, “who attended and<br />

successfully passed the<br />

training course and are now<br />

qualified to use a semiautomatic<br />

defibrillator.<br />

Another fifteen have signed<br />

up for the course which<br />

began in April of this year,<br />

and soon our in-house<br />

operating unit will consist of<br />

25 operators. The figures<br />

speak for themselves and<br />

show how successful the<br />

project has been.”<br />

Colleferro is a concrete<br />

example of a global company<br />

policy reflected in every aspect<br />

of the local community. This<br />

policy reflects the concrete<br />

commitments to the territory<br />

and communities in which<br />

<strong>Italcementi</strong> facilities are<br />

established. The company’s<br />

main objectives include the<br />

quest for greater harmony<br />

which, alongside more<br />

traditional parameters,<br />

incorporates health, safety,<br />

the environment and,<br />

ultimately, the quality of life.

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