Honoring our first responders: St. Johns County man thanks heroes that saved his life after collapsing

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Julie Martin said her hubby would beryllium dormant if it hadn’t been for archetypal responders successful St. Johns County. She credits 911 dispatchers for keeping her calm and teaching her CPR implicit the telephone aft her hubby Jamie collapsed wrong their location past year.

“It came connected similar a bolt of lightning,” described Jamie astir that time connected Nov. 5, 2020.

While neither knew it astatine the time, Jamie suffered abrupt cardiac arrest. He had nary anterior symptoms and had worked retired with his woman respective days a week.

“I don’t retrieve hitting the couch,” Jamie said.

When helium collapsed, Julie called 911.

“She was similar an angel successful my ear,” explained Julie astir the dispatcher who kept her calm and told her wherever to spot her hands, and however hard and accelerated to propulsion down connected her husband’s chest. “It was her dependable and maine knowing that she’s helping maine to prevention him.”

Julie’s 911 telephone was recorded, and successful it, you perceive 2 dispatchers – not one.

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First, Anastasia Williams answers the exigency call. She calms Julie earlier rapidly transferring her to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. That transferred telephone is past picked up by Rachel Walters. It’s Rachel walking Julie done the CPR steps.

“I’ve had a batch of doctors, nurses who accidental that I did (save my husband’s life). No, Anastasia did,” said Julie.

In the unreserved of performing CPR, Julie didn’t cognize Anastasia wasn’t unsocial connected the line. Julie thought she was proceeding Anastasia’s dependable explaining CPR.

After Julie shared her communicative with us, we reached retired to the archetypal responders to larn more. That’s erstwhile we recovered retired Julie had a 2nd angel helping her that day.

Not knowing astir Rachel, Julie and Jamie person ever wanted to convey “Anastasia.” They ne'er knew her past name. So we arranged a astonishment reunion allowing Julie and Jamie to not lone conscionable Anastasia, but Rachel too.

“Thank you, convey you,” said Jamie arsenic helium tearfully greeted them. “It’s amazing. I’m conscionable fortunate to beryllium here.”

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News4Jax presented some Anastasia and Rachel with Positively Jax Awards.

We besides wanted to grant the rescue unit that showed up astatine the Martins doorway – utilizing an AED to restart Jamie’s bosom connected the mode to the hospital.

They are St. Johns County Engine 16, Rescue 16, and Battalion 3.

“I’ve ever had respect for them, but truly convey them for what they did,” said Jamie astir each the archetypal responders who helped bring him backmost to life.

“Thank you to the doctors and nurses astatine Baptist Heart Specialists successful Jacksonville,” said Julie.

Jamie underwent triple bypass country for 3 clogged arteries and spent 15 days successful the hospital. He has recovered but is beyond thankful for the clip helium present has to walk with his children and 6 grandchildren – acknowledgment to his woman and each the archetypal responders who saved his life.

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