A Yellowknife man whose heart stopped while playing squash was saved with quick delivery of CPR. The stated that he owes his life to the people who worked together to help him.
Prompt intervention
Terry Gray, 48 years old was playing squash at The Yellowknife Racquet Club together with his friend, Brooke Harker when he collapsed. His heart went into a bad rhythm and progressed into cardiac arrest.
Harker stated that he started CPR on Gray and yelled for help. It was when the Racquet Club employees Ozzie Vallejos, Devin Madsen, and Jeff Hipfner came on the scene.
Quick response
Someone grabbed an automated external defibrillator (AED) from another room and hooked up the paddles to Gray’s chest. Vallejos performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Gray. As Hipfner and Madsen watched, the AED delivered a shock.
Kristin Richardson, a nurse practitioner with the Public Health who was at the gym, rushed to the scene. After assessing the crisis, she alerted staff to call an ambulance and delivered CPR until the arrival of the paramedics.
Importance of first aid training
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using an automated external defibrillator (AED) can save a life. Prompt delivery of life-saving techniques improves the chances of survival during emergencies.
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