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Eric McDonnell, an athletic trainer, said it happened at about 12:25 p.m., 35 minutes before tip-off. A relative of the man noticed he was having trouble breathing and, with assistance of ushers, brought him to a “backstaging area” at court level and laid him on an exercise mat.
A university police officer performed emergency breathing, an usher applied the pads from the defibrillator device to the man’s chest and another performed chest compressions. Within minutes, the device detected a “shockable rhythm” and restored the man’s heartbeat.
“I don’t think anyone in the crowd actually realized what happened,” McDonnell said. The entire process “worked just like it’s supposed to.”
“I feel that all those involved with this incident showed extreme professionalism in taking care of this man in his moment of need,” said Frank Hoelzeman, an events assistant who was on the phone with emergency medics throughout the incident.
