A Hall County firefighter remains at the hospital after going into cardiac arrest during on-the-job training Tuesday, authorities said.
Fire Sgt. Jonathan Barton was participating in physical training and conditioning with a recruit class at the Hall County Fire Services Training Center when he went into cardiac arrest, the fire department said in a Facebook post.He was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where doctors performed a cardiac catheterization, also known as a heart cath, to examine the firefighter’s heart. Doctors used an Impella pump to assist with his heart functions.At multiple points, he went through episodes of ventricular tachycardia, which is when a heart beats abnormally fast, preventing proper blood and oxygen flow to the body, according to the Mayo Clinic.