A 54-year-old Sammamish man who was mowing his lawn experienced a sudden onset of chest pain, July 7.

When his wife started to take him to the hospital, he lost consciousness in their vehicle. She called 911.

Units from Eastside Fire and Rescue along with Medic 19 of the Redmond Fire Department were dispatched to the 29000 block of Northeast 25th Way at 6:36 p.m. Sammamish Police also responded and were able to secure a safe area for firefighters to administer aid to the man on the roadway. At 6:38 p.m. EFR Aid 82 arrived to find the man with no pulse and not breathing.

The crew removed the patient from the vehicle and began providing CPR to the point where it looked as though he was showing signs of life, even though his heart was not beating. The CPR was so effective that the patient’s body was being oxygenated as if the heart was still beating. In addition, the EFR crews provided four defibrillator shocks prior to the arrival of the medics.

Medic 19 responders intubated the patient and provided medications, while crews continued CPR. The crew of EFR Engine 81 arrived to help provide addition CPR help. The patient was shocked an additional eight times with the defibrillator.

Thirty-five minutes after Aid 82 arrived the man was alive and taken to Overlake Hospital by Medic 19. He is now home and back to normal.