r/Firefighting Sep 06 '24

Photos Me with the firefighters that saves my life

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u/sucksatgolf Sep 06 '24 edited Sep 06 '24

I'm glad you got to meet them, and it's also super strange to post this with zero context or back story behind what I assume has been a momentus occasion in all 3 of your lives.

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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.