Le Figaro Nice
The tragedy was narrowly avoided.
Tuesday, late in the afternoon, an eleven-year-old girl suffered a heart attack after a basketball match in the Salusse sports complex, in Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes).
Information from France Bleu Azur, confirmed Wednesday in Le
Figaro
by the Alpes-Maritimes departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS).
Luckily, a volunteer firefighter in civilian clothes was on site at the time of the incident.
The latter first noticed that the little girl was no longer breathing, then that her heart had stopped beating.
She was then in cardiorespiratory arrest.
Aware of the seriousness of the situation, the man did not lose his composure and immediately began resuscitation efforts.
After several shocks delivered, the victim's heart suddenly started again.
A relief.
But not a victory yet.
Immediately taken care of by emergency services who arrived on site, the young girl was transported to Lenval hospital in Nice, in serious condition.
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An exceptional case
The intervention of the volunteer firefighter was nevertheless decisive in the survival of the young victim.
“
In any resuscitation, the earlier the cardiac massage, the greater the chances of survival
,” recalls a Nice firefighter.
And to specify that a case like this remains
“quite exceptional in this age group”
.
Additional examinations will be carried out on the child to find out if she is suffering from any undetected heart disease which could explain this discomfort.