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South Shore man brought back from death’s door gives thanks

When a man went into cardiac arrest, he was thankful he was at a south shore CLSC. When Pierre Lachapelle suffered a cardiac arrest, it required 8 shocks from a defibrillator followed by a shot of adrenalin before he came back to life.

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On Monday, he went back to gratefully thank the people who brought him back to life. Lachapelle who had no history of heart issues took his granddaughter to the St-Hubert SLSC for an appointment.

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While in the waiting room, he suffered a heart attack and his heart ceased to beat.

While in the waiting room, he suffered a heart attack and his heart ceased to beat. With the assistance of the nursing staff at the CLSC, a team from the Longueuil police and paramedics of the Cooperative de techniciens ambulanciers de la Monteregie, his heart was restarted and his breathing was restored right in front of his granddaughter Alicia.

According to paramedic Christian Fleury, it is their objective to bring a patient back to life, awake and alert but it is rare to see the patients.

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LEARN MORE

Learn how to help by enrolling in a class on CPR and AED and for more information, check out these sources:

https://www.healthline.com/health/cardiac-arrest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_resuscitation

https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-a-Defibrillator.aspx

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