SACRAMENTO — A Sacramento city employee who went into full cardiac arrest on the job last December was finally able to thank the first responders and fellow co-workers who came to his aid.
On Wednesday, Brett Martin and his family stood alongside Sacramento city firefighters and friends responsible for saving his life last fall.
Qintno Sarani, David Jameson and Antonio Jimenez were on the job at the Sacramento water treatment plant when Martin collapsed under full cardiac arrest. They immediately began administering CPR.
“Six seconds is all it takes to decrease survival from a sudden cardiac event by 1%,” said Dr. Kevin Mackie with the Sacramento Fire Department.
In this case, Martin did survive thanks to their CPR training, quick thinking and quick response.
“I put someone at every one of our gates, and we were able to get the ambulance to our shop without them even really stopping,” Jimenez said. “And they did a great job. They were there in minutes.”