CPR Classes | Training, skills results in second save at Culinary Institute of America campus

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CPR Classes Training, skills results in
second save at Culinary Institute of America
campus
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Bob Wilson was on his usual morning walk at the
Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New
York, when he had trouble breathing and
collapsed. His friend ran for help, which came
immediately. A campus safety officer responded
as a dispatcher called 911. Meanwhile, two former
emergency medical technicians arrived in the
parking lot for their workdays and saw their
colleague administering CPR. Another colleague
brought an automatic external defibrillator. The
group continued to administer CPR until
paramedics arrived and took over. Wilson was
transported to the hospital and back to work
three weeks later. It was the second time that
staffers at the institute were called to a sudden
cardiac arrest and the second time their skills
and quick action helped save someone.
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Why did Bob Wilson survive? Because the Chain of
Survival is strong at the Culinary Institute of
America, said David Violante, director of EMS
at Arlington Fire District and an AHA board
member. Violante pointed out that colleagues
recognized it was a cardiac emergency, got help
immediately and called 911. Hes alive because
three bystanders knew CPR and didnt delay in
using it. They brought an AED to Bobs side for
early defibrillation and paramedics were at the
scene quickly, he said. Without their fast
intervention and training in CPR, we wouldnt be
celebrating Bob Wilsons life. Sudden cardiac
arrest is a leading cause of death. This
electrical malfunction in the heart causes an
irregular heartbeat that disrupts the normal flow
of blood to the brain, lungs and other organs.
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Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital
cardiac arrests occur in the United States.
According to the AHA, about 88 percent of people
who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
die. Despite the odds, Wilson was the second
cardiac arrest victim saved on the Culinary
Institute campus. In 2008, student Douglas
Chrisman collapsed during class in a
kitchen. Again, the Chain of Survival was
activated. Two of the responders campus
security officer Carl Wilson and campus safety
dispatcher Al Seifert assisted in both
incidents. Source https//newsarchive.heart.org
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