cardiac arrest Lake District Serious incident

Keswick town centre, Museum Square

Sunday, 19 February 2023

A 52-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest in Keswick town centre and was revived by bystanders including a former firefighter and a member of Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team who performed CPR for approximately 20 minutes until paramedics arrived and used a defibrillator. The casualty was airlifted to hospital and survived.

Outcome: casualty resuscitated and airlifted to hospital

Responding team

Cockermouth MRT — team website ↗

Source

Former Keswick firefighter praised for helping to save the life of shopper who was 'dead' for 20 minutes news · keswickreminder.co.uk

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