Bellingham emergency responders perform life-saving CPR
BELLINGHAM, Mass. (WLNE) — Bellingham police and firefighters recently performed life-saving CPR during a medical call.
According to a release, on Saturday, October 26, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Bellingham Fire was dispatched to Elvira Street for a medical call where a 50-year-old man was suffering from cardiac arrest.
The person who called 911 to report the incident was actively performing CPR.
Bellingham Fire Lt. Zack Spencer and Firefighters/Paramedics Tim Cole, Johnathan Szerlag and David Howard responded to the home.
Bellingham Fire said they quickly took over compressions from the person who called 911, and applied a cardiac monitor, which showed an indication to defibrillate.
Crews defibrillated the patient and immediately felt a pulse.
The man was loaded into a Bellingham Fire ambulance, where he awoke and began talking, according to officials.
The patient was transported to a local hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery and be able to return home.
“This was an incredible effort by all of our members who responded to the medical call,” Chief William Miller in a statement.
“Due to the family member who quickly called us and began CPR and the prompt actions of our firefighters and paramedics at the scene, we were able to save a life. This highlights the importance of knowing how to respond in these situations and being trained in CPR. We want to wish the affected patient a very speedy recovery,” he said.
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Awareness Month, as declared by Congress in 2008.
