Man Revived After 96 Minutes Thanks to New Technology- Source: NPR.org

Today the miraculous story of how paramedics saved a man’s life using new technology broke. The original incident happened in January but thanks to new health guidelines released this week the story is once again in the headlines. In January Howard Snitzer’s heart stopped due to a heart attack and if it had not been for a new technology called capnography experts say there is no way Snitzer would have survived.

What made Snitzer’s story so unique is that his heart had stopped for over an hour and a half but the paramedics knew to continue working on him because their capnography machine showed he had a chance of survival. The capnography system is able to monitor carbon dioxide in a person’s breath to show the chances of survival as well as help medical teams determine what exactly is the problem. The paramedics that responded to Snitzer were reportedly some of the first to have the new technology and they say without the machine they would have been forced to give up on Snitzer well before the one hour mark.

This week the American Heart Association recommended that all medical personnel and emergency staff members have access to a capnography machine because it really can make the difference between life and death. All across the country capnography machines are becoming more and more popular thanks to the life saving benefit proved by Mr. Snitzer’s amazing story of survival.

Child Takes the Wheel to Save her Mother

This week Sage Encapera is being praised as a hero by her friends and family thanks to her quick thinking and immediate reaction. Sage is only 11 years old but she successfully managed to steer her mother’s car and bring it to a safe stop while her mother had a seizure.

Sage and her mother Dana were driving home after a shopping trip and according to Sage her mother stopped talking on the phone and dropped it while simultaneously clutching her chest. In one quick move Sage took control of the steering wheel while checking her mother’s pulse with her other hand. Even more amazing is that Sage remembered a trick she had learned in school which she successfully used to check her mother’s pulse.

Sage successfully managed to keep the car pointed in a safe direction until it came to a stop. Dana says she doesn’t ever remember moving her foot to the brake pedal but at some point she apparently did because the car did eventually came to a stop. Of course in the process of stopping Sage did hit a few street signs and drive off the road but in the end she was able to save her mother.

In the end it turns out Dana was only having a seizure and not a heart attack as Sage originally feared. Dana’s only injury was a slight back injury and Sage remained uninjured. Officials that arrived at the scene credited Sage with saving her life, her mother’s life and the lives of all sorts of other motorists.

Bystanders Perform CPR to Save Heart Attack Victim

Earlier this week Howard Snitzer was walking down the street in his hometown in Minnesota when he suddenly began feeling chest pains. Snitzer reportedly grabbed his chest and fell to the cold sidewalk due to a heart attack. Fortunately some braze bystanders stepped in and offered their help and in turn saved Snitzer’s life.

Reported indicate that a group of brothers saw the incident take place and immediately jumped into action. One man began doing whatever he could to save Snitzer while his brother quickly searched for help. The three men began by performing CPR on Snitzer and much to their dismay he was not responding even after minutes of CPR.

Before help arrived the men and a group of approximately a dozen bystanders continued performing CPR on Snitzer. Reports indicate that the group of people took turns working on Snitzer for over an hour and a half while waiting for help to arrive. Miraculously Snitzer did in fact survive.

Many doctors say this was likely the most intensive out of hospital resuscitation ever undergone; they say the odds were heavily stacked against Snitzer and despite that he is recovering just fine. The most amazing part of the story is that the entire event took place in a town of less than 1000 people in rural Minnesota.