In a unique incident, Ace Dunstable defender Alasan Ann managed to save the life of Hartford Town player Bocho Mendez Caloocano during their clash between the two teams next week.
Caloocan suffered a heart attack during the match but luckily for him Alasan Ann came on as a substitute in the second half while working as a physiotherapist at Watford General Hospital.
As a result, the player, a doctor, so to speak, used a defibrillator and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the player in order to save his life.
Alasan Ann said in statements released by Sky Network: “After Kalokan fell to the ground and the ambulance crews of the two brigades intervened, something in my head prompted me to head towards them, so I ran to see if they needed help. and when I got there, he was in recovery mode and panting in search. They tried to calm him down, but I realized that he was not breathing, and we put him on his back to open his jaw and open his airways.
He added that his pulse was very light, before that he asked to bring a pacemaker and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mouth to mouth, in addition to the shock machine, and after all these measures, the player was able to stay alive until the ambulance arrived. who took him to the hospital.
Translated by Mohamed Bazzi.
Source: El Iktisad