Ocean Beach resuscitation was successful
A successful resuscitation was recently undertaken by lifesavers at Ocean Beach.
The resuscitation took place a little after 8am on Sunday, November 13, for a 65-year-old Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club member who had collapsed on the shoreline.
The man had been preparing to swim with the club's Silver Salties group.
Lifesavers performed 15 rounds of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and the defibrillator shocked the patient twice.
The patient was then transported to Gosford Hospital conscious, breathing and talking.
"He sent us a text last night thanking us which was very nice,"said duty officer Mr Paul Sharpe.
"It's a great sign and was a great success.
"The big thing is even the paramedics were so surprised how professional everything was.
"They commended our lifesavers.
"It just proves that early CPR and defibrillation saves lives.
"It's one of the best things I've seen for a long time.
"There were so many members involved."
Mr Sharpe said there was a lot of raw emotion following the incident after it mirrored a very similar one with a different result almost two years before.
"For a lot of the club members, it was two years to the day that they had done another CPR and lost a member of the club," he said.
"A lot of credit goes to the Ocean Beach club and how they train members.
"Everyone was calm. No-one was flustered. It was a well-oiled machine."
SOURCE:
Media release, 14 Nov 2022
SLSNSW Media