Quick thinking by passer-by in Clondalkin saves man’s life
Some quick thinking by a passer-by in Clondalkin yesterday saved the life of a man who had gone into cardiac arrest on a local golf course.
The incident happened at Grange Castle Golf Club yesterday morning, with the bystander performing CPR on the man under instruction from the 999 emergency control room.
#ChainOfSurvival…over the phone instructions from our 999 control room, good by stander CPR, defibrillator & an advanced paramedic…1/2 pic.twitter.com/fCeSkzgZd6
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) April 9, 2017
2/2 on 1 of our fire engines resulted in a #ROSC. It helps the patient if early CPR is started. Play #golf? Learn CPR, you could save a life pic.twitter.com/ajteeEzy48
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) April 9, 2017
A defibrillator located on the course was also used to help the man before emergency services arrived.
An advanced paramedic on board a DFB vehicle treated the man further.
Speaking online today a spokesperson for Dublin Fire Brigade said: “Over the phone instructions from our 999 control room, good bystander CPR, defibrillator and an advanced paramedic on one of our fire engines resulted in a ROSC (Return Of Spontaneous Circulation).
“It helps the patient if early CPR is started. Play golf? Learn CPR, you could save a life”
