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By Bryan Jessop to guests that morning. The Leamington Kins- While one co-worker rushed men Recreation Complex to retrieve a defibrillator at is filled with equipment the top of the stairs near the considered crucial to its Heinz Arena entry, others visitors, but two staff called 9-1-1 to have an ammembers recently proved bulance dispatched. beyond a doubt which Fischer and supervisor item is its most important. of aquatics and fitness Pat On Friday, Feb. 27, the McLaughlin used the deEssex Windsor EMS and vice three times as Fischer South West Ontario Re- administered CPR between gional Base Hospital Pro- charges. gram presented the fourth “It was a team effort by annual Survivor’s Day at Complex staff,” Fischer the St. Clair College Cen- explained, noting that all tre for the Arts Alumni LKRC staff are trained in Ballroom. The annual cel- First Aid and defibrillator ebration of first respond- use. “Everybody had a role, ers who’ve leapt into ac- everybody did their thing.” tion to save lives included Paramedics who arrived a Leamington contingent at the scene credited the dethis year. fibrillator’s use with revivAlthough these first re- ing Ferguson, explaining to sponders Fischer are most that the often paraoutcome “He’s doing fine. medics, would firefighters likely He’s been pretty or police have been active. It’s more his officers, different arthritis that slows common if it had him down than citizens are not been also ocreadily his heart.” casionally available. - Jim Ferguson Jr. honoured Curfor lifer e n t l y, saving acthere are tions. Such was the case four defibrillators stationed following an incident in throughout the Complex — September of 2013 at the one near the Heinz Arena LKRC, where Leaming- entrance, one in the hockey ton resident Jim Ferguson dressing rooms hallway, one Sr. suddenly collapsed near the swimming pool and and lost consciousness the other in the facility’s after entering the facility weight room. The first of the through the doors leading four devices was brought to into the main-floor lobby. the LKRC about 10 years Current LKRC super- ago with the other three folvisor of marketing and lowing as funding permitted. events Brenda Fischer Ferguson’s heart stopped was amongst those who due to complications related witnessed Ferguson’s fall. to arrhythmia. He suffered Fischer happened to be the first of two heart stopstanding in the lobby at pages about 14 years ago and the time, shortly after the since the incident in 2013, Complex opened its doors has had a smaller, compact
From left to right, Brenda Fischer, Jim Ferguson Sr. and Pat McLaughlin pose for a photo near one of four defibrillators located throughout the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Fischer and McLaughlin — LKRC employees — used a defibrillator to save Ferguson’s life after he suffered cardiac arrest in the main lobby in September of 2013.
defibrillator implanted surgically at a London hospital. The device will automatically send charges in the event of another similar occurrence while sending a signal to the hospital in London to notify staff there of what has transpired. Although only the bottom third of Ferguson’s heart is still operational, he is still enjoying a busy lifestyle.
Ferguson and his wife have celebrated their 60th anniversary since the 2013 incident and his family is known as some of the community’s biggest hockey enthusiasts. “He’s doing fine,” said Ferguson’s son Jim Jr. “He’s been pretty active. It’s more his arthritis that slows him down than his heart.” As Fischer, McLaughlin and Ferguson were un-
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