Kiddush Hashem: Frum EMT Revives Man In Cardiac Arrest In Florida Crash
A Frum man driving with his family in Davie, Florida Sunday was one of the first to come across the scene of a crash. Using his skills learned as an EMT, he jumped into action, reviving a man in Cardiac Arrest and saving a life.
The Frum hero, who has requested to remain anonymous, shared the story of the “save” with JewishMiami.info and explained that the lesson here is that every person can be that “hero” and save a persons life.
The Frum man and his family had come across the crash just moments after the pickup truck had left the roadway and rolled into a canal, leaving the vehicle on its roof and water pouring into the vehicles cab.
The Jewish man, along with some other witnesses, quickly jumped into the water and attempted to free two trapped people, a husband and wife, who remained inside the upside down vehicle. After a few minutes they succeeded in opening up one of the vehicles doors and were able to free the wife, who was conscious and alert.
The husband was also quickly pulled from the vehicle, but was in significantly worse condition.
“His face was blue and he did not have a pulse and wasn’t breathing,” the Frum rescuer explained. “No one else apparently knew what to do so I began hands only CPR.”
As a EMT with extensive training in Basic Life Support, the Jewish rescuer was able to provide high quality hands-only CPR to the husband, whom after a few minutes regained pulses and began to breath on his own.
“At that point we laid him on his side and waited for the ambulance to arrive,” the rescuer explained.
The husband and wife were quickly whisked off to the local hospital for care, and the Jewish rescuer is being hailed as a hero. As of Monday morning the couple are recuperating and in good condition at the local hospital.
“The main message I would impart is that you don’t have to be in Hatzalah to save a life,” the rescuer explained, “you don’t even have to go to EMT school. You can do a basic CPR and First Aid training course and you know the basics. You never know when you are going to have that opportunity to use it.”
While incidents such as this crash are unfortunately not rare, what is rare is having a person on hand so quickly who is trained in CPR who can begin the vital links of the Cardiac Chain of Survival and as in this case, save a life.
