Two nurses who were playing a women's soccer match saved the life of the referee, who suffered a heart attack during the match and collapsed on the playing field.
As reported by Emergencies Madrid, the event occurred at the Canal de Isabel II sports facilities in Madrid.
A 73-year-old man was refereeing a women's soccer match when he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field.
Two of the players, both nurses, immediately began resuscitation maneuvers and cardiac massage, called 112 and asked for a defibrillator, an "example of a perfectly established chain of survival", according to Ervigio Corral, supervisor of Samur-Civil Protection. , in a video sent to the media.
A few minutes after applying the defibrillator and cardiac massage, the man has recovered his pulse and consciousness, and after being stabilized, members of the Samur-PC have transferred him to the Clinical Hospital "with a very good prognosis."
A man who was refereeing a football match, at the facilities of the Isabel II channel, has suffered a stoppage.
Two of the players, both nurses, have started #CPR and placed a defibrillator.
Within a few minutes he has recovered his pulse and consciousness.
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– Madrid Emergencies (@EmergenciasMad) December 31, 2022
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