For 10 minutes, the life of Sean Ferguson was in the hands of his friends and teammates. Due to the quick thinking by members of the Sydney Sooners, they helped Ferguson when he suffered a cardiac arrest.
Helping hands
According to Kenny Long, they were playing basketball and he collapsed. He had a look in his eyes and he said that something is not right.
The group quickly called 911. At that point, Long and other Sooners teammates helped their friend who had a pre-existing heart condition.
According to Long, he went down and we called 911. Instructions were given on what to do. Noah ran out to wait for the ambulance while Taylor ran out to get a defibrillator. His teammates were performing CPR to keep the oxygen flowing until the arrival of the ambulance.
One of his teammates, Slade, a rookie recently completed CPR training. As an avid hockey player, he knew there was a defibrillator at the Canada Games Complex next door. He plugged in the defibrillator and placed the pads on him. The 911 dispatcher instructed to shock him since the machine indicated “shock advised now”. A nurse on campus joined the men in performing CPR until the paramedics arrived.
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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LEARN MORE
Learn how to help by enrolling in training on first aid and CPR and for more information, check out these sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_resuscitation
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cpr/basics/art-20056600
https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/automated-external-defibrillators-aed-treatment