Paramedics resuscitate 65-year-old with heart problem

On Tuesday evening, January 30th, the Ambulance Service (EKAB) received a call regarding a man in the port area with a cardiac problem. An ambulance rushed to the scene where they found the man, approximately 65 years old, without a pulse. After many attempts, the paramedics managed to resuscitate him.

The incident was described in a post on social media by the president of the Corfu Ambulance Service Employees Union, Christos Kypriotis.

"At the EKAB, a shift passes calmly until suddenly it changes.

Immediate initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using an AED as the patient was found in asystole after repeated attempts. Continuous resuscitation efforts were made while keeping the hospital informed to have a resuscitation team ready and waiting.

Upon arrival at the hospital, the patient receives the first defibrillation from the ambulance crew, and we hand him over for recovery with the entire team attending to him without a second's pause. After a short while, the patient rises, returning from the world of the dead to the world of the living. He is intubated and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

This is what we call the survival chain: skilled healthcare professionals from EKAB and hospital staff, doctors, and nurses, proud of our services.

Certainly, I cannot predict the outcome of such an incident, but our collective wish is for this person to remain alive and return to his family with as little damage as possible.

In such a battle, there is never too much assistance, and public education in first aid can save lives until the arrival of EKAB.

This is because we shouldn't only hear about the negatives but also the positives of the health service and the right to life on our island.