Coworkers, first responders save heart attack victim’s life
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| Cristal Mouele, center, was on hand at Northville Township Hall last week as her co-workers and the first responders who saved her life were officially recognized for their heroism. Photo provided by Northville Township. |
While working, Mouele suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Recognizing the emergency, her colleagues called 911, began CPR, used an automated external defibrillator (AED), started an IV and even administered some cardiac medication prior to the arrival of township first responders.
Township police officers arrived and performed CPR and firefighter/paramedics assumed care of Mouele at the scene, providing advanced life support.
Mouele was defibrillated five times and had three rounds of cardiac medications administered when EMTs successfully distinguished a regained heartbeat through her pulse.
Shortly after, she began breathing on her own and regained consciousness, according to official reports of the incident.
Township Fire Department EMTs took an EKG at the scene, notified the hospital and transported her to Trinity Health Livonia Hospital. She regained consciousness and was alert enroute to the hospital, officials said. Township paramedics even accompanied Mouele into the cath lab and were present for her cardiac catheterization procedure.
Northville Township Fire Chief Brent Siegel presented civilian life-saving awards last week to Mouele's colleagues who helped save her life.
“These positive outcomes do not happen by chance. This success was due to the efforts of her co-workers, our dispatch, police officers, and firefighter/paramedics,” officials said in a prepared statement.
“Northville Township Fire Department's Advanced Life Support program has such success in resuscitating victims who suffer a cardiac arrest that our survival rates have continued to be three times the state and national averages,” Siegel added.
