Bystanders from Winnipeg performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a person having a heart attack. An information was posted in the website of the City of Winnipeg mentioned that bystanders tried to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation on people suffering heart attacks outside of a hospital.
Prompt intervention
According to the spokesman of the city, the level of a bystander intervention is consistent with the heart-attack statistics compiled by the city. He encouraged people in Winnipeg to be trained with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and make them aware where to find the nearest AED machine or the automated external defibrillator machine.
Furthermore according to a humanitarian charitable organization in the area there are about 33,000 from Manitoba had first aid training and includes training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. People are willing to be trained and with confidence in responding to medical emergencies.
The Fire Paramedic Services of Winnipeg still advices people in calling emergency numbers if they see a person having a heart attack despite the willingness of some bystanders in helping strangers. Operators can provide services by giving CPR instructions over the telephone.
Another incident happened where a man from Winnipeg helped an indigenous man having a heart attack on a downtown sidewalk. Other people just passed by the man and did not provide any aid. Because of racism kept other people from helping the indigenous man. Because the victim is an indigenous or aboriginal man, some people in Winnipeg have become less responsive in helping the victim.
Similar scenarios
The man was driving home from work when he saw a man lying on the sidewalk and saw a woman kneeling beside him. It was raining that time and traffic is crawling in a slow pace. He pulled over and turned the hazard lights and got out of the car to check on the man. Other drivers complained because his car is blocking the curb lane. The indigenous man was on the ground shaking and his head is hitting the concrete. The man appeared to be in his 40’s. His arm are shaking and clutching his chest. Another man volunteered to help by calling an ambulance. Because he has no first aid training, he just protects the head of the indigenous man.
The victim had a heart attack the day before and still wore the hospital bracelet. The man started to slip in and out of consciousness and it was very scary that the man might die. Another man volunteered and offered a jacket to cover the victim but no one in the long line of slow moving traffic ever tried to help the indigenous man.
After 10 minutes the paramedics arrived and took the victim to the hospital, and his condition became stable.
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cpr/basics/art-20056600