"Five and a half years ago, I was driving in Rathmines and I saw a man lying on the footpath, I hopped out and realized he was in cardiac arrest. So, I called an ambulance, and I did CPR on him for 24 minutes and 10 seconds and he made a full recovery."
"On your phone just tap the side button. Then the unlock screen comes up, if you press the bottom left, it'll say emergency call. If you press that button, you're brought through to a keypad where you can dial 999 or 112. The other thing is there should be a button that says medical information, you can click on that and see people's allergies, blood type and everything."
Sarah Kearns is a registered nurse and First Aid instructor. Five and a half years ago she found a man in cardiac arrest on a footpath in Rathmines and performed CPR for 24 minutes and 10 seconds until emergency help arrived; the man made a full recovery. She explains how to access the phone emergency screen and the medical information button so allergies, blood type and other vital details are visible to responders. She notes the emergency keypad allows dialing 999 or 112. The full episode is available on common podcast platforms.
Read at Irish Independent
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