Mich. EMT, college student saves father’s life after heart attack

By EMS1 Staff

TECH, Mich. — During a family mountain biking trip, an EMT had one of the most difficult calls unfold right in front of him.

Mario Calabria was biking with his family when his father fell off his bike, hit a tree and was knocked unconscious, reported Up Matters. 

Calabria began to perform CPR after he was unable to find a pulse. He told his brother’s girlfriend to call 911 and gave her a map so she could show their location to first responders. 

Although Calabria managed to get a pulse, his father stopped breathing a second time. Soon after, EMTs and police officers arrived on scene and used an AED. Calabria’s father was also intubated to avoid swelling in his airway. After five shocks, first responders were able to get a pulse. 

“At first, it was just me versus a massive heart attack,” Calabria said. “Then I was surrounded with people who knew what they were doing … it was a team effort.”

Calabria’s father was loaded into an ambulance and later airlifted to a medical center. He was put into an induced coma; he was released from the hospital six days later.

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