News Release from: Clackamas Fire Dist. #1
BYSTANDERS SAVE MANS LIFE WITH CPR AND AED
Posted: October 14th, 2012 3:04 PM
Just before 1:00 this afternoon Clackamas Fire crews were dispatched to a 60 year old male who had collapsed on the field while playing in a soccer game. Bystanders rushed to the patients aide and found him unconscious and not breathing. Bystanders, including a doctor and off duty paramedic called 911, initiated CPR and retrieved a nearby AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) from the school gym. Using the AED, bystanders were able to deliver one life saving shock, bringing the patient back into a viable heart rhythm. Clackamas Fire crews provided Advanced Life Support to stabilize the patient on scene before he was transported to Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center by American Medical Response (AMR). The patient is currently in stable condition at Kaiser Sunnyside Mideical Center.
This story demonstrates the importance of knowing CPR and utilizing those skills. In this case the AED that was used from the school was purchased in part by Clackamas Fire in attempt to centralize AED's throughout the community. Clackamas Fire would like to emcourage people to go and learn CPR. For more information about learning CPR, please visit the American Heart Association at www.heart.org.
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