(Greely Tribune) – Almost a month ago, Windsor resident Susie Orozco died.
Orozco and the Windsor Severance Fire Rescue firefighters and EMTs credit new CPR training and techniques for bringing her back.
Orozco, 64, doesn’t remember anything from the four days after her heart attack. When she came home from the hospital, Fire Chief Herb Brady — who she now calls her fairy godfather — came over to her house, sat down and told her what happened and how they managed to save her life.
Saving a life after a heart attack is rare. Windsor Severance Fire Rescue officials hope replacing the more traditional CPR with cardiocerebral resuscitation might change that.
Brady lives a few houses down the block from Orozco. When he heard the 911 call come in he ran over to her house and started performing cardiocerebral resuscitation. He managed to bring her back to life for a moment, but her heart stopped again just as the emergency responders arrived. He worked with the emergency crews, kept up cardiocerebral resuscitation before they shocked her twice and gave her an Amiodarone infusion.
Orozco’s heart started again and she woke up.
She went to Medical Center of the Rockies. By the time crews left MCR, she was joking with them, Brady said.
