Heart Attack Vest Saves Lives
Heart Attack Vest Saves Lives
Jessica Clark reports on a special vest that could save a person's life in the event of a heart attack.
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" Strapped to army on home in La La land John quit that works hard and plays an abandoned Saint Augustine but in February diagnosed me with. Although it announces ventricular tactic idea it's a heart condition that can be fatal so -- that. Was prescribed a wearable defibrillator appropriately called a life best. Which could jumpstart his heart that ever stopped. Doctor Dinesh party shows how it's -- typically under the clothing."
" And you do that let cords which -- Shut up and cash that's with a joke on the outreach you. And -- Which security. Which gets attached to getting it would look like this."
" One day at a bus stop which -- really needed that fast I felt myself fade now but I I didn't think anything of it I. Grabbed hold -- assault and well wit that passed out so the differently later -- went into action giving him an electric shock. But that never felt a thing. And the next thing he knew it was on the ground talking to the bus driver of the bus drivers like I can't lecture on the bus and I'm like well I feel fine I just wanna golf."
" And I fell over a bad about it some awesome but she got to wait -- you mess gets here. I that I can take into the clearing."
" What that is in that two to 3%. Of the 40000 like best patients who actually have had the devices kick start their hearts."
" If you look at the -- when they don't sound that much. But to say that many people's life we hope nobody had to use it but to -- the lifesaving device three weeks ago."
" This happened three weeks ago yes."
" Where a -- vote in the defibrillator or an office and you are full in general partner and I am I wanna get out and do stuff. Andy is -- great stuff."
" With that is back at work and already has the economic calendar. Because of lifesaving shock to a system."
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