Off-duty Bonita Springs firefighter John Kutz, 26, was participating in a pickup hockey game when a 56-year-old man collapsed on the ice at Germain Arena.
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Kutz said the man began turning blue and was unresponsive.
John Kutz the Saviour
“I took off his helmet, opened his airway, checked for pulses, didn’t get any of that. Then just started CPR on him and then called for the AED and the guys knew where it was – thank God they had one. We shocked him one time, then continued CPR after that and the guy kind-of woke up a little bit.”
“His eyes opened and he pushed our hands away from him,” Kutz said.
Kutz reported that the victim was breathing when Estero Fire rescuers arrived on the scene and began performing advanced life support on the man, while Kutz assisted.
By the time Lee County Emergency Management Services arrived, Kutz said the man was “almost fully alert.”
Lee County Emergency Management Services took the man to Lee Memorial, said Debbi Redfield, spokeswoman for Bonita Springs Fire district.
Kutz also noted that well-trained Estero responders and his training might have saved the victim’s life.
“It was just a job well done by everyone,” he said.
