Post by admin on Aug 13, 2009 5:00:01 GMT -5
This is an amazing story. A very large percentage of the time that CPR is used, the victim will not be revived on site. CPR is generally meant to help until better and more advanced care is given, usually at the hospital.
www.app.com/article/20090811/NEWS/90811041/1285/LOCAL09/Freehold+police+revive+man++65++who+stopped+breathing
By Michelle Sahn • STAFF WRITER • August 11, 2009
FREEHOLD — Three policemen performed CPR and used a defibrillator to shock a borough man's heart after he stopped breathing at the Elks Lodge Saturday morning, authorities said.
The 65-year-old man is recovering at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township and is expected to be released by the end of the week, Lt. Mark Wodell said.
Around 11:20 a.m., Sgt. Craig Dispenza, and Patrolmen Rich Schwerthoffer and Nick Iozzi were sent to the lodge because the man had collapsed, police said.
They administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation and used a defibrillator on the man, said Wodell.
When the Freehold First Aid arrived, its members assisted officers with CPR, then borough and township police blocked intersections in town, so the ambulance could get to the hospital quickly, said Wodell.
MONOC also assisted
www.app.com/article/20090811/NEWS/90811041/1285/LOCAL09/Freehold+police+revive+man++65++who+stopped+breathing
By Michelle Sahn • STAFF WRITER • August 11, 2009
FREEHOLD — Three policemen performed CPR and used a defibrillator to shock a borough man's heart after he stopped breathing at the Elks Lodge Saturday morning, authorities said.
The 65-year-old man is recovering at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township and is expected to be released by the end of the week, Lt. Mark Wodell said.
Around 11:20 a.m., Sgt. Craig Dispenza, and Patrolmen Rich Schwerthoffer and Nick Iozzi were sent to the lodge because the man had collapsed, police said.
They administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation and used a defibrillator on the man, said Wodell.
When the Freehold First Aid arrived, its members assisted officers with CPR, then borough and township police blocked intersections in town, so the ambulance could get to the hospital quickly, said Wodell.
MONOC also assisted