Security Guard Saves Electrocuted Electrician

Posted by cocreator on October 06, 2008
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A 20-year-old electrician whose heart stopped beating after he received an electric shock at a business in Melbourne’s east today was revived by a security guard using a defibrillator.

The guard at the business at Ringwood grabbed the public access defibrillator and used it to deliver a small electrical charge that restarted the man’s heart.

“The quick thinking by the staff member was very impressive and that’s why the ambulance service encourages large organisations and buildings to have access to these defibrillators on site,” Mr Rankin said.

Defibrillators would greatly improve the chances of someone surviving accidents such as electric shocks, he said.

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