Steve Cline went into sudden cardiac arrest last December and credits a San Diego Fire-Rescue dispatcher for helping save his life.
North Park resident Steve Cline went into sudden cardiac arrest last December and on Wednesday he and his wife, Annette Cline, met the first responders who helped save his life.
The 70-year-old Cline was watching television when he suddenly stopped breathing. Annette dialed 911 and San Diego Fire-Rescue dispatcher Chris Cook took the call. He told her she had to start chest compressions immediately, something Annette had never done before. Because she weighs around 100 pounds, Annette was worried she would not be able to get her husband off of the couch to begin chest compressions.
Minutes after Annette started chest compressions, San Diego Fire-Rescue crews and Falck paramedics arrived and took Steve to the hospital. He was put in a medically induced coma, and woke up a few days later. "I don’t know that there’s a medical pathway for me to be alive and talking to you right now," he said.
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