This June, Lee (left) took a trip to the Worthington Community Center for some light exercise. However, while walking on the track, Lee experienced sudden cardiac arrest and dropped to the ground.
An off-duty fitness attendant saw Lee, yelled for help and started an assessment. On-duty fitness staff moved into action: Someone at the front desk called 911 and others brought an AED to where Lee had fallen.
While staff started working to help Lee, Communications Technician Jason Hughes (right) answered the 911 call. Because the front desk didn’t completely know what was going on, they were only able to provide limited information.
Jason took action immediately and dispatched Worthington Fire on an unknown emergency. In the middle of the dispatch, the caller said that an AED had been deployed and that he had no pulse. Jason changed the call to “CPR/AED in progress,” adding resources while still working with the caller.
Worthington Community Center staff used the AED, and Worthington Fire transported Lee to the hospital. Later, Lee invited everyone involved to meet so he could understand what each person did to save his life.
Lee asks that his story be shared to demonstrate how important being observant and willing to act can be to saving someone’s life.
Dublin is home to the Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center (NRECC), which dispatches for Dublin, Hilliard, Upper Arlington and Worthington police as well as the Washington Township, Norwich Township, Upper Arlington and Worthington fire departments. NRECC’s highly trained staff are here to answer your emergency calls and send help where it is needed.
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