An American tourist collapsed in a five-star hostel in the heart of Vienna. A hotel employee immediately started CPR.
Dramatic scenes took place last weekend at a luxury hotel on Vienna’s Ringstrasse. In the breakfast room, a 66-year-old guest who was enjoying the lavish buffet suddenly collapsed. An Italian employee (30) quickly recognized the situation and immediately started applying first aid measures, as he had learned in the course.
Helfer did not detect any vital signs
In any case, the help chain worked perfectly. Police and rescue services immediately rushed to the scene. Because no vital signs could be determined, resuscitation had to be continued using chest compressions. The police were already preparing the Defi.
In the meantime, the officers took good care of the patient’s severely shaken wife and companions. As the uniformed officers were able to figure out, the man was a tourist from the United States who was on a sightseeing tour in the Danube metropolis.
The professional rescue team, which arrived shortly after the police, immediately began providing ventilation and donning medical equipment. The emergency services diagnosed ventricular fibrillation. In such a case, the heart can no longer pump blood. Those affected become unconscious within seconds. Then a shock was caused with the help of Defi. The resuscitation continued.
The emergency doctor had already arrived. Then there was a slight ‘all clear’: the heartbeat and breathing had started again. After initial care and stabilization of the patient, the rescue team took him to Vienna General Hospital, where he remained in intensive care on Monday afternoon.
The patient had been suffering from heartburn for days
At the same time, the woman received all the information about which hospital her husband was in and how she could get there. However, the heart attack did not come without warning. It turned out that the tourist had been suffering from heartburn and chest pain for three days before collapsing during breakfast.
The hotel did not want to comment on the “Krone” question. The privacy of the guests has the highest priority. Exactly this: you are proud that the employee responded quickly and correctly.
Source: Krone
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