Tough Part of the Job

Sooke Fire Rescue faced one of the tough parts of the job today when we attended a first response call for chest pains. Arriving with the ambulance, crews entered the home where a 56 year old male was on the couch complaining of chest pain and tingling in his hands. After completing an assessment, the patient was loaded onto the stair chair and then transfered to the cot. As he was being loaded into the ambulance, the patient bacame uncounscious and lost vital signs. CPR was initiated and the AED connected. Shocks were administered and then I drove the ambulance, followed by B-1 while EHS crews continued working on the patient. We met up with the ALS crew, more treatment was administered and then I continued the drive to VGH with all 4 paramedics in the back. At VGH more treatment was administered but unfortunately the victim did not survive despite the best efforts of many. Our sympathies to the family.