87-year-old in Johns Creek survives cardiac arrest, thanks first responders

  • Source: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta
  • Published: 04/25/2024 07:16 PM

VIDEO: Ron Johnson suffered cardiac arrest while visiting a friend in Johns Creek last month. He's alive and well thanks to the life-saving efforts of first responders. On Thursday, Johnson visited Fire Station 64 to thank the firefighters and medics who saved his life. Members of the Johns Creek Fire Department and an AMR Georgia EMS crew responded to a local residence the morning of March 11 where the 87-year-old Marietta man was experiencing chest pain. Firefighters Flora, Hemmings, Hull, Ridings, and Haney were first on scene. EMT Savannah Hunter and Paramedic Joe Terpstra loaded Johnson into the ambulance. "I was making conversation with the patient, and he just passed out, and then he coded," Hunter told FOX 5's Deidra Dukes. Johnson had gone into sudden cardiac arrest.



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