Photo: Courtesy of Raynham Fire Department
RAYNHAM, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — On Saturday, Raynham Fire and Police Departments reunited with a man who suffered a heart attack while jogging and was saved by CPR from bystanders and first responders.
John Hogan, a 59-year-old resident from Raynham, was jogging on King Philip Street the morning of March 10 when he was found unconscious in the road by a few bystanders after having a heart attack.
Danielle Vlachos and Kelsi Korzeniowski started to give him CPR while another person called 911.
When first responders arrived, they continued CPR and other critical medical care, which ended up saving Hogan’s life. He was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton.
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Hogan contacted the fire department a few weeks after the incident to see if he could meet the people who saved his life.
On Saturday, Hogan reunited with Vlachos, Korzeniowski, and members of the Raynham Fire and Police Departments.
Photo: Courtesy of Raynham Fire Department
Hogan and his family expressed their gratitude to the bystanders and first responders who saved his life.
“It’s amazing that people have come together to do something for someone that they don’t know personally, and that’s the magic of just being a good person and doing the right thing,” said Hogan.
Also, Raynham Fire Chief Bryan LaCivita gave letters of commendation to the three bystanders, Raynham Firefighter/Paramedic Tab Shumway, Raynham Fire Lt. Bradford Carr, Raynham Firefighter/Paramedic Salvatore Imprecia, Raynham Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Haggerty, Raynham Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph Gill, and Raynham Police Officer Josh O’Brien, thanking them for their heroic actions.
“Everyone involved, from the bystanders to our paramedics, contributed to saving his life and it’s a true testament to the value of knowing how to administer CPR,” said LaCivita in a press release about the event.
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