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I helped save someone's life Sunday

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  1. sponge1430 sponge1430 is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 8:57am)

    BETHESDA, Md. -- A quick-thinking 911 dispatcher and a defibrillator at a high school are credited with helping save a man who collapsed during a basketball game.

    A 50-year-old man collapsed and went into cardiac arrest while playing a pick up game of basketball with about a dozen other people at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Sunday.

    As others performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, Chris XXXXX((THAT'S ME)) called 911.

    Dispatcher Bill Macuch asked whether anyone there knew how to use the school's public access defibrillator.

    Assured that someone there knew how to use the debrillator, Macuch stays on the phone giving XXXXX directions.

    After one shock was delivered by the bystanders, first responders and paramedics from Chevy Chase, Bethesda and the Bethesda Chevy-Chase Rescue Squad arrived and continued CPR.

    The patient was taken to Suburban Hospital in critical condition.

    Montgomery County has more than 1,000 public automatic external defibrillators, the most of any jurisdiction in the region and Maryland. They are in all health clubs, recreation centers and high school gymnasiums.
  2. Pker4Dummies Pker4Dummies is online now

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 8:59am) in reply to sponge1430

    Obv brag post bout having good cell phone service in gymnasium
  3. elusively elusively is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:00am) in reply to sponge1430

    nice man, well-played
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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:01am) in reply to sponge1430

     
    Originally Posted by sponge1430 View Post

    BETHESDA, Md. -- A quick-thinking 911 dispatcher and a defibrillator at a high school are credited with helping save a man who collapsed during a basketball game.

    A 50-year-old man collapsed and went into cardiac arrest while playing a pick up game of basketball with about a dozen other people at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Sunday.

    As others performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, Chris XXXXX((THAT'S ME)) called 911.

    Dispatcher Bill Macuch asked whether anyone there knew how to use the school's public access defibrillator.

    Assured that someone there knew how to use the debrillator, Macuch stays on the phone giving XXXXX directions.

    After one shock was delivered by the bystanders, first responders and paramedics from Chevy Chase, Bethesda and the Bethesda Chevy-Chase Rescue Squad arrived and continued CPR.

    The patient was taken to Suburban Hospital in critical condition.

    Montgomery County has more than 1,000 public automatic external defibrillators, the most of any jurisdiction in the region and Maryland. They are in all health clubs, recreation centers and high school gymnasiums.

    Story can be heard on stream at www.WTOP.com

    I don't see local High School Harry gets credit for saving man's life in between asking high school girls if they like candy.....

    jk sir very nice
  5. Pghfan987 Pghfan987 is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:03am) in reply to sponge1430

    660 1
  6. sponge1430 sponge1430 is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:11am) in reply to Pghfan987

    you are obviously way better at the interwebs than I sir....

    I tip my hat to you
    wp
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  7. MUPokerPlayer MUPokerPlayer is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:18am) in reply to sponge1430

    nice work!

    the high school is named Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School? odd.
  8. Pghfan987 Pghfan987 is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:19am) in reply to MUPokerPlayer

    The OP is an obv brag post about living in Bethesda; that's the rich part of DC.
    660 1
  9. mhoddi mhoddi is offline

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:22am) in reply to sponge1430

    congrats man, but still wish you bl in the football pool :)
     
  10. ilovescotch ilovescotch is offline Mod of teh xfers

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    Dec 17th, 2008 (12/17/2008 9:24am) in reply to mhoddi

    http://www.wtop.com/?nid=706&sid=1552085
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