An off-duty doctor and nurse began resuscitation efforts, which were continued by paramedics from Emeral and the SUC (Canary Islands Emergency Service). The patient regained a pulse and was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in critical condition.
A 54-year-old woman suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday, August 30 , at the El Pajar roundabout in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana . The incident triggered a large emergency response and forced the closure of traffic in the area to attend to the patient.
An off-duty doctor and nurse immediately began CPR in the street. Shortly after, an ambulance from the Emeral company , which was traveling from Arguineguín to Barranquillo Andrés to provide preventative care during the town's festivities, joined in.
The paramedics at Emeral continued resuscitation efforts and used a semi-automatic defibrillator . After delivering a shock, the combined intervention restored the patient's pulse. Subsequently, the crew of a medical ambulance from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) took over her care and continued stabilization measures.
The woman was transported by road to the Arguineguín football field , where a SUC (Canary Islands Emergency Service) medical helicopter landed to evacuate her in critical condition to a hospital on the island. The operation involved two ambulances from Emeral, Mogán Civil Protection , the San Bartolomé de Tirajana Local Police , the National Police , the San Bartolomé de Tirajana Fire Department , and SUC ground and air resources.
