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AROUND THROUGH THURSDAY, AND SO
DOES THE WARMTH! WE COOL DOWN
QUITE A BIT THIS WEEKEND.
10 DAYS AGO, 72 YEAR OLD BOB
GENEROUX OF WESTFIELD SUFFERED A
HEART ATTACK WHILE GOLFING AT
EAST MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CLUB. AS
WE HEAR FROM 22NEWS REPORTER SY
BECKER, LUCKY FOR BOB, THE CLUB
HAS AN AUTOMATED DEFIBRILLATOR,
AND PEOPLE WERE THERE WHO KNOW
HOW TO USE IT.
THE THING THAT AMAZED ME, I HAD
PEOPLE AROUND ME THAT KNEW WHAT
TO DO, AND DID IT. AND IT'S
AMAZING. I OWE THEM MY LIFE.
BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
CARDIOLOGIST DR. MARC SCHWEIGER
TOLD 22NEWS, THE FIRST FOUR AND
A HALF TO FIVE MINUTES ARE
CRITICAL..
CAME DOWN HERE, AND GOT IT ON
BOB AS SOON AS I COULD,
PROBABLY A TOTAL OF A MINUTE,
MINUTE AND A HALF, FROM THE
POINT OF LEAVING HERE AND
GETTING BACK HERE, AND THE
MACHINE DOES THE REST, IT KIND
OF WALKS YOU THROUGH IT..
STAY CALM, CHECK RESPONSIVENESS,
CALL FOR HELP
ATTACH PAD TO THE VICTIM'S BARE
CHEST A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE
COMPANY THAT SELLS THESE
DEFIBRILLATORS TOLD 22NEWS, THEY
PROVIDE A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SAVING A PERSON'S LIFE. BOB
EXPECTS TO BE GOLFING AGAIN
SOON. COINCIDENTALLY, THE DAY
BOB'S LIFE WAS SAVED, HE PLAYED
IN A TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT THE