Darrell Parker was enjoying a lovely hike with his family at Grassi Lake Trail in Alberta, Canada, when he suffered a sudden MI. Luckily, Corey Adams, MD, a cardiologist the University of Calgary, was hiking that same trail—and he got there just in time to assist until firefighters and paramedics could arrive.
According to a video on the incident from Global News, another hiker had already started CPR when Adams walked onto the scene. He was able to take charge of the situation and, ultimately, the 60-year-old Parker was transported to a nearby medical facility.
“I had to secure the airwave, get intravenous access, continue the CPR, make sure he still had a pulse—because he had no pulse there for a while—and his kids and grandkids were all there watching,” Adams said in the Global News video. “It was very emotional for them at the time.”
Later, after severe blockages were located in Parker’s heart, Adams was brought in to lead the surgery—allowing him to save the same patient’s life a second time.
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