Man Revived by CPR at Worcester District Court This morning at approximately 9:00 a.m., Sergeant Michael Sonia, Director of Defensive Tactics, Health and Fitness at the State Police Academy, arrived at Worcester District Court for a scheduled court appearance. As Sergeant Sonia entered the courthouse, he noticed several court staff members rendering medical assistance to an elderly man on the floor. While court staff were tending to him, the man stopped breathing. Sergeant Sonia and Associate Court Officer Kimberly Fluerant both checked the man for a pulse and could not locate one. Court Officer Fluerant began chest compressions on the man. Sergeant Sonia and Court Officer Joseph Cappabianca applied an “Automated External Defibrillator” or AED to the man. After one shock was delivered, chest compressions resumed. Within one minute after being shocked with the AED, the 70-year-old Fitchburg man was revived and having conversation with his rescuers. The Massachusetts State Police would like to take this opportunity to encourage all people to learn CPR and the use of an Automatic Defibrillator. HANDS ONLY CPR is a skill that can be learned in a short period of time. Someone’s life may depend on it. heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HandsOnlyCPR/Hands-Only-CPR_UCM_440559_SubHomePage.jsp For more MSP news, subscribe to our news blog: mspnews.org/
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:15:01 +0000
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