Passerby saves Beloit heart attack victim
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WCLO's Steve Benton reports a Beloit man is saved by a passerby who uses a newer version of a C.P.R. method
BELOIT — A passerby, with basic knowledge of cardiac pulmonary resuscitation techniques, saved a man's life in Beloit Tuesday.
Beloit firefighter/paramedic, Scott Smith says they responded to the YMCA and found the male victim of a cardiac episode alive and alert.
He says the passerby used a newer, continuous compression respiration method of CPR rather than the older method, which involves a mouth to mouth component.
Smith says since the Beloit fire department began using the newer protocol, they're success rate for saving patients suffering cardiac arrest has increased from under 9% to over 40%.
Smith says if the passerby hadn't stepped in to help, the outcome of the incident may have been vastly different.
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Dec 16, 2009 at 10:35 p.m.
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It's great that people aren't afraid to do the right thing. I bet the "victim" is extremely grateful!
Dec 16, 2009 at 8:42 p.m.
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Good job Ms. or Mr. passerby. You saved a life and by doing so, you may have changed many other lives in a good way. Thank you for what you did.
Dec 16, 2009 at 4:26 p.m.
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Got that right!! Best to all!
Dec 16, 2009 at 3:34 p.m.
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It's refreshing to finally have some good news in here!!!
Dec 16, 2009 at 2:02 p.m.
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That is awesome. So happy to hear that we still care for each other in today's world!!
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