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A 58-year-old man in Taichung was near-fatally shocked while working on an electrical closure. He lost his pulse immediately afterwards, and fell from the ladder he stood on. Fortunately, a passer-by noticed and called firefighters for help. Taichung’s Fire Bureau started a new protocol for emergency care, getting an advanced medical team involved on scene. Thanks to their timely efforts, Mr. Kuo only spent a week in hospital and was quickly discharged with no complications.

58-year-old Mr. Kuo expresses his deepest gratitude to firefighters. A little more than a month ago, he’d lost his pulse after an electrical shock. Thanks to timely intervention by firefighters and emergency paramedics, he was successfully resuscitated.

Mr. Kuo
Patient
I was working on the electrical closure and got shocked and fell. I lost consciousness immediately after feeling the shock. I want to thank them for sparing no effort in rescuing me and allowing me to survive.

At the time, Mr. Kuo was working on an electrical closure in Taichung and accidentally got a shock, which made him fall right off the ladder. Immediately afterwards, he’d lost consciousness and was on the brink of death. When the fire department was notified of the incident, they activated a two-pronged rescue protocol in collaboration with paramedics in the same precinct. When the ambulance arrived, paramedics immediately performed CPR and used an AED on him. An advanced medical team then took over and performed Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Chan Jen-chieh
Taichung City Fire Bureau
Our assessment was that he needed defibrillation, which we did twice on the scene. He’d regained breathing and pulse then. The eyewitness played an important role. They told us that he got a shock.

When the advanced medical team arrived, they gave Mr. Kuo cardiac stimulants and performed intubation on him to sustain his breathing. In other words, emergency treatment began on the scene and continued at the hospital.

Shih Hong-mo
Chief Emergency Physician
Unlike in past cases, he already received medication and sustained his breathing. The constructed airway was quite stable. In the past, we’d have to rush and gather supplies and administer medication. We already had vascular access to give him an injection.

Family Member
Related to Mr. Kuo
The Fire Bureau really did an excellent job at the front line, allowing him to regain his life.

Mr. Kuo later received comprehensive post-cardiac arrest care, and was ejected after only a week with no complications.

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