A jogger was saved with CPR after passing out in front of a fire station. A group of fire fighters in Orleans were called by bystanders to help with a situation after seeing a jogger lose consciousness.
Lucky day
According to Captain Jim Armstrong, the crew members were alerted to the scenario around 10:15 Am when a person banged on the fire station door at 500 Charlemagne Boulevard. They were informed that the man required medical attention outside.
Upon the arrivals of the fire fighters, they found the man without a pulse. Another bystander was already performing CPR.
The fire fighters grabbed the automated external defibrillator (AED) inside the station. The device was utilized to restart the heart of the man. The paramedics arrived shortly after and transported the man to a healthcare facility.
According to Armstrong, the man collapsed on the right spot. The man is still in a critical condition.
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LEARN MORE
Learn how to help by enrolling in a first aid and CPR/AED class and for more information, check out these sources:
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/qa/what-is-cardiopulmonary-resuscitationcpr
https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/automated-external-defibrillators-aed-treatment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_external_defibrillator