Cardiac Arrest
Survivor Pays It Back 10 Years Later
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
October 4, 2016
CONTACT
Lisa Rhodes, Communications & Marketing Manager
larhodes@redmond.gov
425-556-2427
REDMOND, WA –
“The
best place to have a Sudden Cardiac Arrest might just be on the soccer field
with your physician teammates” according to Paramedic Skip Boylan from the
Redmond Fire Department. Boylan helped resuscitate a 60-year-old physician from
a Sudden Cardiac Arrest while playing soccer at Hartman Park in Redmond on September
22, 2016.
Dr. Alan
Langman, who survived the cardiac arrest, was among a group of physicians and
friends that play soccer regularly and were enjoying the game when he collapsed
on the field. Teammate and goalie Marc
Goyette noticed Langman had collapsed and alerted Dr. Tim Dewhurst, who is a
cardiologist. Dewhurst, with help from the referee, began CPR while Marc ran to
the sidelines and grabbed the soccer team’s Automatic External Defibrillator
(AED). Dr. Langman was quickly resuscitated after one shock from the AED and
resumed consciousness quickly. He is
recovering and doing well.
It’s not
common for the general public to be carrying a personal AED but in this case,
Marc Goyette was prepared to “pay it back” from his own experience when he
suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest 10 years ago.
In that case, Dr. Alan Langman was the rescuer who helped resuscitate
Marc Goyette after more than 15 minutes of CPR when his heart stopped back in
2006. Mr. Goyette’s experience in 2006
prompted him to raise money and purchase an AED for the soccer team. When Dr.
Langman collapsed on the field, Marc and others knew exactly what to do.
Marc
Goyette, who is a Board Member of the Greater Seattle Soccer Association, Dr.
Dewhurst and Dr. Langman want the public to know that AEDs save lives and it’s
especially important to have an AED available at the various sporting venues
like the soccer fields. “All sports facilities should have an AED” Goyette
offered. We had one close by and that is what mattered in this case which was
the shock from the AED that saved Dr. Langman’s life.”
For questions and more information contact Lisa Rhodes, Communications & Marketing Manager, at larhodes@redmond.gov or 425-556-2427. This press release is available on www.redmond.gov.
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