Off-Duty Norwood Police Officer Helps Man Who Suffered Heart Attack
QUINCY (CBS) – An off-duty Norwood Police officer helped save a man who suffered a heart attack while playing hockey in Quincy Thursday night.
Officer Gregory Shore was headed to a play a game when he learned the man needed medical assistance.
When Officer Shore reached the victim, CPR was already in progress by two other individuals including an off-duty EMT.
Shore asked a bystander to grab an AED on the wall, and administered two shocks to the victim, reestablishing a pulse.
Medics arrived on scene and took over lifesaving efforts.
Friends of the victim reported that he was talking and alert at a Boston hospital later that night.
"Officer Shore credits the efforts of the two individuals performing CPR upon his arrival as well as the training he has obtained during his time spent in the military and here at NPD," Norwood Police said in a statement on their Facebook page. "He stated that it was the most memorable hockey game of his life."