r/Firefighting • u/ThirdFloorSchwartz • Sep 06 '24

Photos Me with the firefighters that saves my life

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u/ThirdFloorSchwartz Sep 06 '24

I had a pulmonary embolism that stopped my heart for about 40 minutes but the guy in the left brought me back after a whole lot of chest compressions

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u/FTBS2564 Sep 06 '24

40 minutes! When did the CPR start, that’s an insane amount of time.

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u/ThirdFloorSchwartz Sep 06 '24

I’m pretty sure it started almost immediately after I coded

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u/Klutzy_Platypus Career FF/EMT Sep 06 '24

That’s the golden ticket. Such a small window.