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man has heart attack..., in a room full of heart doctors!
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post Jan 24 2006, 03:33 PM
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http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/0.../ap2471429.html

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An elderly man collapsed from cardiac arrest in a ballroom packed with cardiologists and other doctors attending an American Heart Association fundraiser.

"If you have to go down, that was the place, I guess," said Dr. Richard Westerman, a cardiologist who helped save the man.

The unidentified patient suddenly slumped over during Saturday night's seventh annual "Heart Ball," witnesses said. He had no pulse or blood pressure.

"It looked like he was a goner," said Santa Barbara City Councilman Brian Barnwell, who was among the 300 people attending the $250-a-plate event.

Several doctors sprang into action and revived the man by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Paramedics took him to a hospital.

The patient recovered, Westerman said Monday.

"He was fine," Westerman said. "He was awake. He had a pulse. He was talking."

Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of heart function, according to the American Heart Association. More than 95 percent of victims die before reaching a hospital, the association says.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 03:36 PM
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Specialists for free!

That's kind of funny too....
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 03:36 PM
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lucky bastard.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 03:41 PM
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lol wow. He got his life saved without having to pay o.O lucky!

When I ever get a heart attack, I wish I was in a room full of cardiologists
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 03:42 PM
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QUOTE(Blow_Don't_SUCK @ Jan 24 2006, 2:41 PM)
When I ever get a heart attack, I wish I was in a room full of cardiologists
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why don't you just wish that you NEVER have a heart attack. laugh.gif
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 03:48 PM
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Wow.
That is like a miracle.
I hope I never have a heart attack >.<
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 04:25 PM
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a-ma-z-ing :0
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 05:25 PM
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Lucky guy, Lucky guy. FOR FREE TOO!
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 05:59 PM
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Haha that's pretty awesome.

Something that should go on All Things Considered.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 06:02 PM
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Talk about ironic ohmy.gif hahahaha
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 06:02 PM
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QUOTE(Frankie @ Jan 24 2006, 3:42 PM)
why don't you just wish that you NEVER have a heart attack. laugh.gif
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hahahaha. seriously.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 06:50 PM
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this is very ironic.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 07:34 PM
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That's one lucky guy. Wow.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 07:59 PM
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QUOTE(xnofearx @ Jan 24 2006, 5:25 PM)
Lucky guy, Lucky guy. FOR FREE TOO!
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Woww..that is one fortunate guy. That would have been awful he hadn't survived.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 08:27 PM
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haha. wow. :P

i read something like this in the newspaper humor section:
Q: What kind of guy is the luckiest AND the unluckiest person at the same time?
A: A guy who got into car accident with the ambulance

lol. :P
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 08:36 PM
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QUOTE(DaTru KataLYST @ Jan 24 2006, 5:59 PM)
Haha that's pretty awesome.

Something that should go on All Things Considered.
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post Jan 24 2006, 08:47 PM
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Haha. My dad listens to that station 24/7.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 08:50 PM
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that's wild...

my friend's appendix ripped in the waiting room at a hospital... good thing he was their when that happened.. that's some deadly things..

he got to miss a week of school or two..
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 09:06 PM
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That's very lucky. I'm happy for the guy =)
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 09:23 PM
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Haha, how lucky of him. =)
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 09:30 PM
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My morbid self thought it would've been funnier if he had actually died form a heart attack in a room full of heart doctors.



But that's just me.
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 10:26 PM
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..where does it say "for free?"
 
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post Jan 24 2006, 11:09 PM
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wow, thats nuts. good timing to have it at least...
 
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post Jan 25 2006, 01:01 AM
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makes me mad when NBA players make so much than people who save lives.


goo shi!
 
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post Jan 25 2006, 02:10 AM
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QUOTE(Frankie @ Jan 24 2006, 3:36 PM)
lucky bastard.
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My words exactly.
 
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post Jan 25 2006, 02:16 AM
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QUOTE(chaneun @ Jan 24 2006, 7:26 PM)
..where does it say "for free?"
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same here. where did it say free ? ermm.gif
 
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post Jan 25 2006, 05:16 AM
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what a lucky man.
 
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post Jan 25 2006, 08:08 AM
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Yeah. I bet he had to pay for it after he recovered. Or will.
 
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post Jan 25 2006, 11:42 AM
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Is it kind of mean of me to think that this is actually pretty funny? laugh.gif

Oh the irony.
 
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post Jan 25 2006, 12:20 PM
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stupid lucky guy... lols
 
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post Jan 31 2006, 10:44 PM
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As mean as this may seem I found it a tad funny. I mean not like "Haha, you almost die". Just the fact that the one place he had this heart attack was at a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.
 
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post Feb 1 2006, 07:09 PM
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That is a very big coincidence. Now he can tell all of his grandkids.
 
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post Feb 1 2006, 07:17 PM
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wow..he was lucky atleast ;]
 
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post Feb 1 2006, 09:48 PM
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without having to pay? its a fucken $250 a plate ball. i dunno bout you, but that aint cheap to me.
 
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post Feb 5 2006, 12:26 AM
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QUOTE([pshaa]shauna @ Jan 24 2006, 9:30 PM)
My morbid self thought it would've been funnier if he had actually died form a heart attack in a room full of heart doctors.
But that's just me.
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Me too!
 
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post Feb 6 2006, 08:18 AM
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wow...that is just wierd.
 
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