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Cardiac Arrest Survivors Reunite with Rescuers

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
LOS ANGELES-

Two Angelenos who suffered heart attacks were re-united with the emergency medical teams that responded to their emergencies with life-saving care. 

LAFD's Dispatch center. Multiple desks in a rounded configuration with multiple monitors.
The LAFD honored a brave 11-year-old girl who followed CPR instructions that saved her grandmother’s life, and the talented 9-1-1 Dispatcher who provided aid, as well as the firefighters, paramedics, and the Emergency Department teams from Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center and West Hills Hospital.
 
This moving reunite took place at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA at 10:00 AM on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
 
The following VIPs were present:
  • Kendall Stilwell, (11 Year Old CPR Hero)
  • Daryl C. Arbuthnott, LAFD Deputy Chief, (Operations Valley Bureau)
  • Dr. Angelique Campen, M.D. (Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center)
  • Dr. Natalie Shum, M.D. (West Hills Hospital & Medical Center)
  • Phyllis Cohn, Red Cross Director of Communications, (LA Region)
 

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