By Sarah Keane • Published: 29 Nov 2020 • 18:25
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TWO off-duty officials, a policeman and paramedic, saved the life of a heart attack victim in Alicante Proving that you’re never really off duty when your vocation is to help and protect people, an Alicante police officer stopped on his way home from work on Thursday, November 26 when he saw a commotion at the side of the road. There he discovered a man lying unresponsive on the ground with another person trying to resuscitate him. This individual, performing CPR, was actually an off-duty health worker who had also just happened on the emergency. The health worker and the police officer used a defibrillator on the victim and continued to take turns performing CPR while waiting for emergency services to arrive. The 54-year-old man began to breathe on his own moments before the ambulance arrived and transferred him to Alicante General Hospital, where he is recovering well. The coordination between the two off-duty professionals and their rapid responses have been attributed with saving the man’s life. _______________________________________________________________________ Thank you for taking the time to read this news article “Off-duty officials save heart attack victim in Alicante”. For more UK daily news, Spanish daily news and Global news stories, visit the Euro Weekly News home page.
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Former teacher and health services manager with a Degree in English, Sarah moved to Spain from Southern Ireland with her husband, who runs his own car rental business, in 2019. She is now enjoying a completely different pace and quality of life on the Costa Blanca South, with wonderful Spanish and expat friends in Cabo Roig. Sarah began working with Euro Weekly News in 2020 and loves nothing more than bringing all the latest national and international news to her local community.
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