BYRON CENTER, Mich. — An off-duty paramedic and OBGYN stepped in to save a teen's life during a sports tournament in West Michigan last week.
The 16-year-old was taking part in a tennis tournament on Friday at South Christian High School when the teen collapsed and fell unconscious. An off-duty paramedic and OBGYN at the tournament stepped in to perform rescue breaths and CPR.
Kent County Sheriff's Deputies arrived minutes later, taking over CPR and used an AED to shock the teen once.
“All it does is analyzes if there's any heart rhythm that it's going to shock the heart back into rhythm,” Deputy Winsor explained.
When you open the AED, one chest pad is placed on the upper breast muscle, and the other around the patient's side.
“It delivers the shock automatically," Deputy Winsor said. "You don't have to touch anything. It analyzes all on its own and delivers the shock.”
To bring this teen back to consciousness, it only took one shock.
“It was like something out of a movie," Deputy Winsor said. "As soon as that shock delivered, he woke up. That doesn't... that doesn't normally happen.”
Right away, the teen was able to take a breath.
“I’m just thankful that we were able to provide care and that he's able to live another day and have a life after this incident," Deputy Winsor said.
The teenager was treated at a local hospital and is doing well, according to the Sheriff's Office.
When speaking with Deputy Winsor, he said that the "paramount thing" was having the off-duty paramedic and OBGYN on the scene to give life-saving care until he was able to arrive.
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