23-05-2025
Ashwaubenon survivor reunites with life-saving first responders
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WFRV) – What started as a life-threatening emergency on March 25th, turned into a powerful story of teamwork and gratitude.
According to a Facebook post from the Ashwaubenon Public Safety, crewed rushed to help a man who had stopped breathing and had no pulse. When they arrived, a bystander was already performing CPR.
Without hesitation, Public Safety officers jumped in and took over lifesaving efforts.
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Image courtesy of Ashwaubenon Public Safety
The post says that moment later, the ambulance crew arrived. Working side by side with officers, paramedics used a high-tech device called the LUCAS to deliver steady chest compressions. The man's heart was shocked several times, and medics gave him multiple rounds of emergency medicine.
He was rushes to St. Vincent Hospital, where doctors were able to restart his heart. He was then moved to the Intensive Care Unit for further treatmeant.
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This post highlights that after nearly seven weeks in the hospital, the man was finally well enough to be released on May 19th.
Just three days later, on May 22nd, he walked into the Ashwaubenon Public Safety station, this time not as a patient, but to personally thank the team that saved his life.
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