Cardiac emergency in the gym: This is how paramedics saved a life!

Cardiac emergency in the gym: This is how paramedics saved a life!

Lannach, Österreich - On January 28th, a dramatic incident occurred in a gym in Lannach, which changed the life of 51-year-old Manfred Lipp from Hitzendorf. During his training, he suffered a cardiovascular arrest, which immediately started the auxiliary chain. Those present immediately initiated first aid, while the staff of the gym alerted the emergency services. The experienced paramedics Annalena Mauthner, Jürgen Holzmann and Sebastian Weiss were shortly before they were called to the emergency. A short time later, they took the resuscitation measures and used a defibrillator to stabilize Lipp. Together with the emergency team of the rescue helicopter Christophorus 12, the man was successfully revived. A few weeks later, Lipp visited the Red Cross in Lieboch to thank his rescuers - an impressive example of how vital fast reactions are in emergencies, such as reported.

Time plays a crucial role in a sudden cardiovascular arrest. Studies show that the chances of survival with every passed minute drop drastically. As a rule, it can take up to ten minutes for the emergency services to arrive, which underlines the need to revive on site. According to Fitnessmanagement.de , the survival rate in fitness studios with an automated external defibrillator (AED) will Estimated to an impressive 93 percent, while without AED it is only 9 percent. Well -functioning emergency management and trained first aiders are therefore of crucial importance in order to be able to help faster in an emergency. The data collected also show that the risk of cardiovascular arrest in fitness systems is low overall, which makes the need to take preventive measures, all the more important.