Thursday, February 19, 1998
Plane's new defibrillator saves passenger who had heart attack
A passenger's life was saved by the use of a cardiac electric
shock device in what American Airlines believed was a first for
the use of defibrillators in a domestic plane.
The device was used to restart Robert Giggey's heart after he
collapsed following a dash to catch his flight Wednesday. The
airplane was still at the gate, but officials said that without
the defibrillator aboard, the 52-year-old man easily could have
died.
Flight attendants and off-duty paramedic Don Grohman were credited
with saving Giggey. The Raleigh, N.C., businessman was in serious
but stable condition Wednesday night, said his wife, Carmen.
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