Paramedics Resuscitate Man in White House

wtop ^ | April 6, 2005 | Staff

[Hoodlum91]

WASHINGTON - Paramedics rushed inside the White House and resuscitated a man whose heart had stopped. Authorities are not identifying the man, and there is little information about his role in the White House. They responded to a report of a man with chest pains at around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Paramedics found the 57-year-old being treated by the White House physician. But he suddenly went unconscious in full cardiac arrest.

Rescuers from D.C. Fire and EMS used a defibrillator, but got no response, so they began CPR. The victim regained consciousness in under a minute, and was taken to a hospital.

Citing patient confidentiality rules, authorities declined to identify the man.

[Hoodlum91]

That had to create quite a stir. Still no identity

[RushCrush]

Yikes!!!

[wideawake]

He's younger than the VP, so it wasn't the VP.

[SE Mom]

Hmmm...don't see anything on the wires yet either...will stay tuned.

[Mr.Pinette]

Poor Mr. Cheney.

[GSlob]

VP has his own medical team as a part of his entourage. There would be no need for DC firemen and EMS.

[brewcrew]

He's younger than the VP, so it wasn't the VP.

And the P is in Italy for the funeral of the P, so it wasn't the P.

[RushCrush]

Sandy Burglar, in the white house stealing additional documents?

[Calpernia]

ping

[Lekker 1]

It's a damned good thing for that dude that we don't have socialized medicine (yet). He would have ended up on waiting list.

[TASMANIANRED]

Regaining consciousness that soon after an arrest is a definite plus for his survival.

[Lekker 1]

The victim regained consciousness in under a minute

Methinks that if Gore had won, this would have been a common occurence at the White House. Lot's of false alarms.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Okay, no stupid Cheney jokes. Cheney is at least 60.

[Velveeta]

bump

[madison10]

Shoot. I thought it was Bill Clinton.

[webheart]

I wonder if they whether the guy really wanted to live or not. Maybe he wanted to die. </felos></greer></sarcasm>

[Mad Mammoth]

Shoot. I thought it was Bill Clinton

No, Bill is on Rome for the Pope's funeral, and the latest news update indicated that he was overheard saying to a young nun, "HEY Sister, you know I always thought you gals looked really HOT in those black outfits, know what ah mean mah liddle sugar-doodle? Say, how about stoppin' by my hotel later on so I can confess some stuff to ya? I'll be you've NEVER heard anything like it!"

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!