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Bystanders Help Revive Two Cardiac Arrest Victims in Munich

Officials say early CPR plus accessible AEDs are crucial in the first minutes of cardiac arrest.

Overview

  • At Marienplatz on September 11 around 08:16, a 63-year-old man collapsed after stepping off an S-Bahn and three young men immediately began CPR, provided rescue breaths, and deployed a public AED on the platform.
  • Emergency teams intensified the measures and transported the man to a hospital, with no condition update provided by authorities.
  • The three first responders left the scene without giving their names, the Munich fire department reported.
  • In a separate incident on September 10 in Sendling-Westpark, a dispatcher guided a husband by phone to perform resuscitation on his unconscious 71-year-old wife until responders arrived.
  • After on-site treatment, the woman was taken to a clinic shock room with a restored heartbeat, as officials reiterated calling 112, performing chest compressions, and that public AEDs are designed for layperson use.