South Snohomish Firefighter/EMT Efforts Save Rower from 'Widowmaker'
On a gray winter day at Lake Whatcom, Charles Hamlin came to say thank you.
Hamlin, a former Olympic rower, was out on the lake in June, training and taking the maiden voyage on a boat named “Susan Hirst.”
“It really was a miracle what happened,” he said. “Incredible doesn’t do it, and unbelievable doesn’t really capture what happened.”
Hamlin slumped over in the boat – he was having a heart attack many refer to as a "widowmaker.”
Luckily, Antonio Robinson was there for the dedication – the boat is named for his late mother-in-law. Robinson is a firefighter and EMT with South Snohomish Fire. He was off duty, but jumped into action.
Read more at KING-TV.
Source: JEMS Patient Care - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Crowe (KING-TV) Tags: Cardiac & Resuscitation News News Videos Source Type: news
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