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Originally Posted by COGENT
A few years ago a teammate on my rec hockey league collapsed on the ice in the middle of a game. I was the first to him and treated it like any other injured player until his face turned purple. Next thing I know I'm giving him CPR. Up till that moment, by far the scariest thing in my life until they brought out the defibrillator. Next thing I know I found myself yelling "CLEAR" before hitting the button... hitting that button and watching my buddies body jolt is by far the scariest thing I have ever done/seen. We ended up hitting him with the defibrillator 3 times before the paramedics came.
It turned out he had a major heart attack. They weren't sure if he was going to make it but he ended up pulling through.
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Good for you for acting so fast and properly! I know that unless your trained (which you may be) the seriousness of the situation doesn't get recognized by most people in time to make a difference.