A hiker who was rescued after being lost overnight in a whiteout in Mount Rainier National Park has been brought back to life after an amazing recovery.
The hiker has a pulse when he arrived at the hospital but soon his heart stopped. He died while he was in the ER, which provided the medical team the opportunity to try and save his life by bypassing his heart and lungs, which is the most advanced form of artificial life support.
The medical team repeatedly performed CPR and hooked him up to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which pumped blood out of his into a heart-lung machine that removes carbon dioxide and then back into the body.
His heart stopped for 45 minutes. After the doctors restarted it, the medical team spent the night beside him to ensure that he continued to stabilize.
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Immediate delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save a life. This life-saving technique significantly improves the chances of survival during emergencies.
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