Republican Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) may have saved a life Tuesday morning by performing CPR on a man who collapsed in a Charlotte, N.C., airport.
Roe, formerly a practicing OB/GYN before he was elected to Congress, was walking through the airport with fellow Congressman Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) when someone cried out about a man who had collapsed, reports the Daily Caller.
Roe immediately rushed over and began performing CPR in an attempt to save the man’s life. By the time Roe reached him, the man did not have a heartbeat.
The congressman “brought the man back to life — he was dead. The AED [automatic external defibrillator] machine showed that he was flat-lining,” Roe’s press secretary, Amanda Little, told POLITICO.
CPR was not successful in resuscitating the man, so when emergency medical technicians arrived shortly after, Roe assisted them with the emergency defibrillator, which shocked the man back to life, added Little.
The man who collapsed is currently in stable condition, according to Roe’s office.
“We checked in this morning, and last we heard this morning, the man was going to be OK,” said Little.
Roe’s quick actions very likely saved the man’s life, said Mulvaney, who was present at the scene the whole time.
“This guy is alive because of Phil Roe and a couple other very important people at the airport,” Mulvaney told the DC. For his part, Roe was humble and commended local emergency officials.
“I really want to praise the police officers there and the EMTs,” he told the DC. “They did a great job. I’m just glad I’m around and able to help.”
Roe said that this morning’s incident was his first time using a portable defibrillator. Roe was in North Carolina en route to Washington for congressional votes.
SOURCE: Politico