Man Saved After Going Into Cardiac Arrest At Music Festival

MILFORD, CT — A man is alive today after quick interaction by a number of people, according to the Milford Fire Department.

Fire officials said that during the Charles Island Music Festival on Saturday a man suffered cardiac arrest.

"The Milford Fire Department (MFD) Marine units were having a busy day when they heard on the United States Coast Guard hailing channel that help was needed for an individual in cardiac arrest and that CPR was being performed," fire officials said.

"Marine 1 and Marine 2 raced to the scene where they found a male with pulses and spontaneous respirations," fire officials said. "MFD Paramedics initiated Advanced life support (ALS). Cardiac monitoring, intravenous therapy, and advanced airway support were performed as the individual was placed into a stokes basket and later transferred to Marine 1."

The patient was transported to Milford Hospital and then later transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital.

"Milford is known as a Heart Safe community. A Heart Safe community is one that has documented the "Chain of Survival" links to address cardiac emergencies for its citizens. These links include early access to emergency care, early CPR, early defibrillation, and early advanced care. Great job to the citizens that initiated CPR, the MFD crews that responded, and the personnel at our Hospital."