Off-duty nurses, good Samaritan help save man’s life in parking lot

Meanwhile, someone else ran into Walmart to get an AED defibrillator only to learn the big store, whose customer base includes many seniors, didn’t have one. That person ran to nearby Cabella’s and retrieved an AED.

“In my mind, (the unknown person) is the angel, because those two ladies could not have done the good job that they did without that third critical piece of equipment, and we don’t know who that is but we’re really grateful,”

The pair performed CPR for 20 minutes and used the AED. Soon after paramedics arrived and began to treat John. They were able to revive him before they took him to hospital.

A friend of Kusch’s brother Jay recognized their father and notified the family. Jay, a firefighter, would have responded to his own father’s emergency had he been on duty Friday.

Kusch said John remains in hospital in critical care and is still groggy, but otherwise doing well.

The entire family was surprised to hear Walmart didn’t have an AED.

“There’s so many disabled customers that come in there. That’s why they have the scooters at the front door,” Kusch said.

Jay said because the devices are expensive, he doesn’t expect every business to carry one, but he said it wouldn’t be a huge cost for a larger company like Walmart.

Meanwhile, the family is glad their father was in good hands and are reminded of how important First Aid training can be.

“As someone who has been taking my CPR classes for the last 20 years,” Kusch said. “It was never more real than yesterday that it’s not a waste of time to learn how to put those pads in the right places, because you could save a life.”

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Off-duty nurses, good Samaritan help save man’s life in parking lot

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