Sudden Cardiac Arrest Victim Saved at Twins Baseball Game

Pat Hall SCA Survivor  
Photo credit: Karen Olson/Hennepin County Medical Center

May 21, 2010 - The first responders and paramedics at the Minnesota Twins' Target Field stadium personify the theme of this year's EMS Week: "Anytime. Anywhere. We'll Be There." On April 21st, Pat Hall suffered a cardiac arrest at a Twins baseball game at Target Field. Volunteer paramedics, first responders, nurses, and doctors performed CPR and got her to a hospital, using a ZOLL defibrillator during transport. The SCA survivor appeared at the Hennepin County Medical Center this past Wednesday along with her husband to thank everyone who helped save her life.   

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