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Indianapolis Law Firm Donates Extraction Tools to Indiana Fire Departments

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefighters and rescue personnel are well aware of the "golden hour." It's the period of time between a 'few minutes' to 'several hours' in which a person must receive medical treatment if they are to survive an accident that involves traumatic injury. In fact, medical experts state that the chance of survival following a life-threatening injury significantly decreases after the sixty-minute mark.

In response to this phenomenon, as well as their long-standing history of interaction with clients who have suffered traumatic injury, Indianapolis injury lawyers {links to: http://www.2keller.com/} Keller & Keller have announced that they will expand their community-based charity program by donating a pair of high-end extrication tools to the Bloomington and Switz City Fire Departments.

"This donation will allow Bloomington's firefighters to cut through these new metals much faster, making sure we can quickly attend to victims and get them to the hospital if needed," said Chief Roger Kerr of the Bloomington, IN Fire Department

Attorney Jim Keller said the idea to donate the tools originated from his experiences in working with clients who have lost loved ones due to serious auto accidents {links to: http://www.2keller.com/practice_areas/auto-accidents-injury.cfm}.

"When I listen to a person relay the account of their spouse or child's fatal accident {links to: http://www.2keller.com/library/wrongful-death-resource-center.cfm}, there are times in which I wonder if quicker extraction would have made the difference between life and death."

Mr. Keller added, "We know that firefighters face an increasing problem of quickly cutting victims out of auto accidents involving five-star crash-rated vehicles, and we also know that the faster victims get to a hospital, the better their chances are to make a full recovery from their injuries."

Both departments will receive a Champion Rescue Tools BEAST {links to: http://championrescuetools.com/beastDifference.asp}, which is a next-generation, hydraulic rescue tool that will allow fire fighters and rescue personnel to quickly cut through the stronger metals used in today's 5-star crash-rated vehicles.

The law firm of Keller & Keller is a nationally recognized personal injury law firm that has been representing injury victims since 1936. The firm represents all of its clients on a contingency fee basis and frequently contributes to charitable organizations such as the Samantha's House Foundation {links to: http://www.samanthashouse.com/}.

SOURCE Keller & Keller