Annuvia Observes National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Summary
The Sonoma County teenager was pulled free by his father and plant workers, transported to Petaluma Valley Hospital where the emergency room staff could not revive him.“Since it is statistically likely that each of us will someday be a bystander during an emergency, it is incumbent upon us to learn what to do and to overcome our emotional reluctance to intervene,” says Micah Bongberg, President of Annuvia.The Sonoma County teenager was pulled free by his father and plant workers, transported to Petaluma Valley Hospital where the emergency room staff could not revive him.There is no way to tell if bystander intervention would have changed the unfortunate endings to these stories; but it most certainly could not have worsened the situation.Bystanders are reticent to assist in such cases, erroneously believing they will “hurt” the victim because they do not have the confidence to administer CPR “the right way”.“Since it is statistically likely that each of us will someday be a bystander during an emergency, it is incumbent upon us to learn what to do and to overcome our emotional reluctance to intervene,” says Micah Bongberg, President of Annuvia.