A West Island teen is lucky to be alive today with the help of a few CPR-trained bystanders.
At the Macdonald arena in Ste-Anne de Bellevue, 15-year-old Jacob Dawes collapsed while playing hockey. Lt. Joel Leger from fire station 51 in St-Anne took the call. He and a colleague raced to the arena, treated Jacob and an ambulance rushed the teen to the Montreal Children’s Hospital.
Two cops who were not on duty started CPR along with an off-duty nurse. In light of the situation, Leger stresses the importance of learning CPR.
The other thing that helped Jacob was a defibrillator that hangs in the arena just behind the player’s bend. According to Leger, the two off-duty police officers, used it to help keep his blood circulation, even if they could not get a pulse.
Since that incident, Jacob’s father went out and bought a defibrillator which he plans to keep in his truck. Jacob now has a defibrillator implanted in him, likely for life.
Be ready to save a life by enrolling in a first aid course
Prompt delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using an automated external defibrillator (AED) can save a life. If you want to be prepared during emergencies, it is recommended to enroll in a first aid course today.
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For more information, check out these sources:
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/how-to-perform-cpr
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cpr/basics/art-20056600