CPR performed on patient by dozens of people for 96 mins

[gadgetguy 1]

I was wondering if anyone read the article in USA Today about the cardiac save in MN where a dozen people or so took turns doing CPR on a guy for 96 mins and the

patient is fine now walking around. What a cardiac save!

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/mind-soul/doing-good/story/2011/03/Dozens-of-people-perform-CPR-to-save-one-heart-attack-victim/44427376/1

[PFDRes47cue 653]

I was wondering if anyone read the article in USA Today about the cardiac save in MN where a dozen people or so took turns doing CPR on a guy for 96 mins and the

patient is fine now walking around. What a cardiac save!

http://yourlife.usat...ctim/44427376/1

Awesome! Nice job by all of the rescuers and civilians who worked the arrest.

[Alpinerunner 61]

Very amazing. The one piece of info I would have liked to have is why CPR went on so long without transport. Did the helicopter take that long to get there? Or did the heli medics decide it would be better/easier to work him on the ground?

[Guest anguspaddy]

Very amazing. The one piece of info I would have liked to have is why CPR went on so long without transport. Did the helicopter take that long to get there? Or did the heli medics decide it would be better/easier to work him on the ground?

Very rarely with they do CPR in a chopper.

It is virutally impossible and therefore they probably decided to do the work on the ground.

96 mins a very long time though!

I've heard of people coming back from frozen waters after awhile, but not 96 mins of CPR

[Guest rcom4241]

That's amazing!!! That's why GOOD CPR makes a huge difference.