BETHLEHEM, Connecticut — A, 85-year-old was revived by medical personnel following an incident at Town Beach in Bethlehem on Saturday afternoon.
Bethlehem fire officials said they were dispatched at 4:03 p.m. for a possible drowning at the Town Beach at Longmeadow Pond. While en route they were advised that an unresponsive person was being removed from the water by bystanders. While three members responded with their medical first response unit from the firehouse, six other members responded directly to the scene to begin resuscitation efforts.
The 85-year-old victim was pulseless and nonresponsive when they arrived and CPR was initiated. CPR continued as the Bethlehem Ambulance Association arrived and the patient was quickly loaded into the ambulance while CPR continued. One firefighter went with the ambulance crew to provide additional assistance and a Trinity Health paramedic met the ambulance en route to the hospital.
When the patient arrived at the emergency room, they had regained a pulse.
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