Man revived by on-site defibrillator after collapsing while playing hockey
Posted Nov 20, 2011 05:50:33 AM.
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A 41-year-old man is lucky to be alive after collapsing on the ice while playing hockey at the Minto Centre Saturday morning.
An off-duty paramedic was playing hockey with the man when he went into cardiac arrest.
CPR was started right away and a defibrillator was used to shock the man 3 times.
The man was conscious and speaking with paramedics when they arrived.
He was later brought to hospital.
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