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Driver revived after suffering heart attack at the wheel

Nogales International, Feb. 9, 2015

A Rio Rico man who suffered a heart attack while driving this weekend was rescued by local firefighters who had just finished a Minimally Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation (MICR) course taught by our own Dan Spaite, MD, Base Hospital medical director. The rescue was featured in a Nogales International newspaper article.

The Base Hospital Programs at University and South Campuses provide annual training to EMS providers on pre-hospital procedures that increase patient survival. "This was such a rewarding moment, to have just completed the MICR lecture when the call came in," said Mary Ann Matter, RN, base hospital service line manager. "When the Rio Rico and Tubac crews returned to the training center, they were STOKED about the call and how great it was to have a ‘save.’" EMS providers from Rio Rico, Tubac, Nogales, Arivaca, Patagonia Lake State Park, Sonoita-Elgin, Helmet Peak and Pascua Pueblo attended the Saturday training, hosted by the Rio Rico Fire District. Read more.