We will be reporting on lives saved around the world since our first documented life saved here in Singapore.
On May 11, officers responded to an Orléans residence where a man who had complained of chest pains was now unconscious, according to Const. Alain Boucher.
When paramedics arrived, William Clark, 79, had a slight pulse, but no breathing signs.
They stabilized Clark and took him to hospital, and the following day he received treatment at the Ottawa Heart Institute.
Clark was released last week and is home with his family.
Since 2001, when the Ottawa Police Service instituted its defibrillator program, officers have successfully changed the heart rhythms of about 20 people, according to Sgt. Rick Giroux.
While a little less than half of that number successfully recovered once in hospital, the quick interventions gave them a fighting chance at survival.
The defibrillator program trains officers to use automatic external defibrillators, which are picked up, recharged and ready, at the start of every shift.
