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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.