Proponents encourage widespread training and use of special defibrillators - 2004-01-26
Jack Barlich, 66, of Del Rey Oaks, Calif., was winning at pai gow poker at the MGM Grand one moment. The next, he had dropped his glass of sparkling water and fell unconscious on his wife.
It was May 1. Barlich was in cardiac arrest. Irene Barlich tells what happened next.
"The dealer was already on the phone (summoning security officers and paramedics). Other bystanders, hotel guests, put him on the ground and started CPR right away."
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