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Washington City honors residents and first responders who saved man after cardiac arrest at church basketball game
Summary
Washington City Council on Feb. 12 recognized several residents and first responders for performing life-saving CPR and aiding paramedics after Cameron Wilford suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during a Jan. 16 basketball game at the Stake Center on Washington Fields Road.
Washington City Council on Feb. 12 recognized a group of residents and city firefighters who performed life-saving CPR after local resident Cameron Wilford suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during a Jan. 16 church basketball game at the Stake Center on Washington Fields Road.
The recognition came during the council's regular meeting, when Mayor Crest Staley read a proclamation marking February as Heart Health Awareness Month and recounted the Jan. 16 incident. Battalion Chief Moore, representing Washington City Fire/EMS, spoke about the role of bystander CPR and local response times.
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