Deputies save elderly boater's life off Venice
Two sheriff's deputies were credited Monday with reviving a 76-year-old boater who collapsed while piloting a sailboat during a regatta off Venice.
Bryan White and Matt Schwabe, assigned to the Marina del Rey Patrol Boat, responded to a medical aid call at 1:30 p.m. Sunday about a half-mile offshore from the Venice Pier, Marina del Rey sheriff's Lt. Dan Beringer said.
The deputies were told a crew member was performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the unconscious man, identified as Besim Billman of Los Angeles, Beringer said.
Schwabe guided the patrol boat alongside the sailboat so White could board. White determined Billman had no pulse.
Continuing CPR and using an automatic external defibrillator, White restored Billman's pulse.
Lifeguards soon arrived with a paramedic who stabilized the man and rushed him to the dock at the Marina del Rey sheriff's station.
County firefighters and an ambulance met them there, and took the man to Marina del Rey Hospital, where he was reported in critical but stable condition, Beringer said.
"According to the medical staff, our deputies' quick actions and use of the AED device played a significant role in saving this patient's life," Beringer said.
Boat operator deputies are certified Emergency Medical Technicians who respond to emergencies in the marina and off-shore.
Bryan White and Matt Schwabe, assigned to the Marina del Rey Patrol Boat, responded to a medical aid call at 1:30 p.m. Sunday about a half-mile offshore from the Venice Pier, Marina del Rey sheriff's Lt. Dan Beringer said.
The deputies were told a crew member was performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the unconscious man, identified as Besim Billman of Los Angeles, Beringer said.
Schwabe guided the patrol boat alongside the sailboat so White could board. White determined Billman had no pulse.
Continuing CPR and using an automatic external defibrillator, White restored Billman's pulse.
Lifeguards soon arrived with a paramedic who stabilized the man and rushed him to the dock at the Marina del Rey sheriff's station.
County firefighters and an ambulance met them there, and took the man to Marina del Rey Hospital, where he was reported in critical but stable condition, Beringer said.
"According to the medical staff, our deputies' quick actions and use of the AED device played a significant role in saving this patient's life," Beringer said.
Boat operator deputies are certified Emergency Medical Technicians who respond to emergencies in the marina and off-shore.
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