March 5, 2010
A woman awoke in the early hours to find her husband collapsed and unresponsive at their Bethesda home. She thought he was unconscious and called 911. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Ambulance 726 and Medic 741, as well as Cabin John Park Truck 710, were dispatched to render aid.
While the units were en route, the 911 dispatcher alerted the crews that the patient “was a possible code”—meaning he was suspected to be in cardiac arrest. Ambulance 726 arrived on scene first and found the patient unresponsive without a pulse and not breathing. Crew members immediately began performing life-saving efforts including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation (administering an electric shock) with an automated external defibrillator.
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http://www.bccrs.org/IncidentCardiacArrestPatientSaved20100305.html
