Hillsboro recreation staff help save a life | OregonLive.com

Staff and a bystander at the Shute Park Aquatic and Recreation Center revived a 72-year-old man Wednesday who was suffering from cardiac arrest.

His name has not been released yet, but witnesses told Hillsboro Fire & Rescue that he had been attending an exercise class at about 9:30 a.m. when he suddenly fell to the floor.

The class instructor, Gabrielle Johnston, 42, and one of her students, Dave Woodford, 73, began cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to kick-start the man's breathing, according to the recreation center.

Paula Rose, 48, the aquatic manager, said paramedics arrived within minutes. But before they did, she and her colleague, Lori Mason, 41, administered a shock from an automated defibrillator.

On the second round of subsequent CPR, Rose said, the man left out a gasp and began breathing again.

"We're really proud of what we did," she said. "We saved a life in our eyes."

In a statement issued by Hillsboro Fire, Training Division Chief Scott McDaniel, who responded to the incident, said all the right elements were there -- quick thinking, proper training and a swift trip to Tuality Hospital.

Only 8 percent of people who suffer a cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive, according to fire personnel. If they get CPR before paramedics arrive, the odds of survival can double or even triple.

-- Jesse Marx

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2013/07/hillsboro_recreation_staff_and.html

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