The rapid intervention of the Local Police in Vigo, Spain, saved the life of a 66-year-old man who had gone into cardiac arrest in the middle of the city's busiest street.
The success is due to the fact that many patrols are now equipped with defibrillators to be used in emergency situations in the street before the ambulance arrives, making the most of precious minutes.
The intervention took place this Wednesday at around midday. A witness called the local police switchboard to ask for help because a pedestrian had fallen ill in the street.
According to La Voz de Galicia, two patrol cars in the vicinity immediately rushed to the scene and found the victim lying on the ground. After checking his vital signs, they began the established action protocol. Those responsible carried out cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers and used a semi-automatic external defibrillator which, once activated, recommended the corresponding shock.
After three shocks, the man reacted and started breathing again spontaneously. An ambulance transferred him to Álvaro Cunqueiro hospital.
