One biker got the opportunity to personally thank the doctor who performed life saving, roadside heart surgery on him after his crash.
Motorcyclists are seriously over-represented when it comes to traffic crashes and fatalities. Fatal crashes involving a motorcyclist are 28 times more likely to occur than those involving a car.
In October 2018, 47-year-old motorcyclist John O'Brien was going for a ride through Delamere, Cheshire, when he was involved in a serious accident, LADBible reported.
He went into cardiac arrest while the responding medical team were attempting to load him into an air ambulance. So they had to leap into immediate action.
He pumped blood into the unresponsive O'Brien and attempted to restart his heart by decompressing it. However, nothing appeared to be working.
He sliced open John's chest and began an open heart massage. This also exposed his heart and lungs to the air, which helped the internal bleeding.
Thanks to the actions of Dr. Forrest, the motorcyclist was alive and airlifted to Aintree Hospital where he underwent further surgery.
He was even able to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding earlier this month, and he knew he had one man in particular to thank for that.
There was particular emphasis placed on Dr. Forrest, who was given special commendation by Cheshire Chief Fire Officer Mark Cashin for his actions the day John nearly lost his life.
"I can't thank Dr Forrest and everyone involved enough for helping me that day and for doing everything they could to save my life," he said.
"John has undoubtedly played a big part in his own recuperation since then," he said. "He has obviously worked really hard to get to the level of fitness he is right now. It will have been a tough road to recovery so his determination is commendable."
h/t: LADBible
