LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – June is National Men’s Health Month and this week is National CPR and AED Awareness Week. One heart attack survivor says if bystanders hadn’t come to his aid after he collapsed, he wouldn’t be here today.
“The reason I’m here today is because of CPR,” said John Cioci, a heart attack survivor.
Collapse at the finish line
It was September 2017. Cioci was 45 years old and competing in a triathlon. During the race, he noticed he was a little more fatigued than normal.
“I actually collapsed at the finish line due to blockage in one of the arteries around my heart,” Cioci said…