Off duty, Lieutenant and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Adam Jordan was working out with his wife on Tuesday morning at the Planet Fitness at Cross Creek Shopping Center. While there, a man went into cardiac arrest and started turning blue. The Beaufort firefighter immediately began working to save the man by performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
While Adam began compressions, a Planet Fitness employee ran and got the AED from the front desk for Adam. After a few rounds of compressions and 1 shock with the AED, the man was alert and talking.
Beaufort/Port Royal FD Engine Company 4 arrived on the scene and started Intravenous Therapy (IV) with fluids. The patient was then transported by Beaufort County EMS to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
A Message From The Fire Department
The City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department would like to encourage all businesses, schools, and churches to have an AED on hand and have their staff CPR certified.
Effective CPR provided by a bystander in the first few minutes of a cardiac can increase the chance of survival by 2x to 3x. CPR aids in maintaining a vital flow of blood back to the brain and heart. It also aids in increasing the duration of electric shock provided by an AED, making the process more effective.
Timeline of CPR
0 – 4 minutes – unlikely development of brain damage
4 – 6 minutes – possibility of brain damage
6 – 10 minutes – high probability of brain damage
10+ minutes – probably brain damage
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