Oilers fan gives game tickets to friends, one of them is a doctor who might’ve saved someone’s life yesterday

[Hippasus]

Yes. Don’t recall any time I’ve done it that I haven’t broken ribs. Thankfully it’s been quite a few years since I last was put into a situation where I had to do chest compressions on an individual.

Also, paramedics usually are arriving late into the picture. In a hospital or clinic setting l have to believe the success rate is much higher, though outcomes can still be poor.

That's brutal. But I suppose that's part of what must be done if a life is on the line as a first or late responder in a non-hospital/clinic setting.

 

[lionsDen]

Good to hear

 

[pvr]

That's brutal. But I suppose that's part of what must be done if a life is on the line as a first or late responder in a non-hospital/clinic setting.

Equally aggressive in the hospital, maybe even more so… typically have a team working on someone.

Survival increases the earlier the intervention begins, whether in the hospital, in a clinic, or in the wild. Seems this doc was in the right place at the right time, and put his expertise to use. Excellent outcome.