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Originally Posted by jlh2640
No signs of CPR or anything in this video. But I would’ve like to seen the actual event. EMS primarily doing patient care. God what a scary event that would be all around.
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I think there's been a statement out now where there was CPR for a "cardiac episode" and a shock delivered, but around 4:40, where the clip changes to the other broadcasting team, there is clearly CPR being performed (inbetween the frames freezing) as well as the defib pads coming out. It doesn't seem to last long (CPR I mean) and they don't appear to be doing it as the pads come out which is a bit odd unless they perceived circulation to have returned. Normally you wouldn't pause CPR until the pads are on and the machine is checking the cardiac rhythm so it's unclear to me why they stopped CPR, especially since it was likely an AED and as others have mentioned, it's only giving a shock for two specific rhythms. Now if it was the EMS defibs, I suppose they could have started CPR for pulselessness, got cardiac output back, slapped the pads on and found a dangerous arrhythmia which needed to be shocked back to a normal rhythm, but really it's all speculation at this point.
All unimportant really as the main thing is that hopefully Bouwmeester is doing alright and the fact that potentially, the expert and quick medical intervention saved his life.
Edit: You can also see the CPR happening right at the very beginning of the video.