One year ago to the day, Danny Sklarin (center of photo) suffered a cardiac arrest in Sackett Lake, near Monticello. Today his family had a Seudas Hoda’ah (celebration feast thanking G-d for the miracle) together with a Hatzolah fundraiser in his honor. Seen in this photo are some of the Hatzolah members on the call that assisted in saving his life. Danny survived and last week even rode Bike4Chai.
(YWN Sullivan County Newsroom)
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WHAT GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE…..
Time for more folks out here to learn CPR.
Baruch Hashem!
Strong work, hatzala guys!
While on the subject, I urge pre hospital care providers who have not yet familiarized themselves with the “pit crew CPR” concept to check out the various you tube videos posted on the matter.Each agencies video has a different take that we can learn from.
A most meaningful event. Mazel Tov and Yosher Koach to those Hatzolah members
> “…Cardiac Arrest Survivor Celebrates Miracle…”
>> Please stop with the “miracle-izing” of so many events which are a part of the derech hateva (i.e. the natural order of things). Doing so merely trivializes events which are truly “miraculous.”
A “miracle” is an event for which there is no explanation other than a Divine intervention which occurred OUTSIDE of the laws of nature. “Hashgacha Pratis” on the other hand, is Divine intervention occurring WITHIN the laws of nature. A good example of the two would be techias ha’maisim (a “miraculous” revival of the dead) vs. cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a cardiac arrest victim (90% of whom survive if given CPR in a timely manner).
Baruch Hashem, I survived 3 heart attacks because of the promptness of Hatzalah each and every time. This is NOT a “miracle”…what it is, is good medical practice — based, of course, on the knowledge and skills that Hashem has granted to trained medical personnel.
Regardless of the above, Mr. Sklarin and his family certainly were correct in celebrating a Seudas Hoda’ah, not for a “miracle,” but certainly for Hashem’s lifesaving Hashgacha Pratis.
Just because you had several MI’s (heart attack) & b”h were lucky that Hatzoloh, the great volunteer organization) got there quickly & you survived doesn’t make an expert on “miracles” & techias ha’maisim (a “miraculous” revival of the dead) According to The American Heart Association, someone receiving CPR is clinically dead. Unfortunately 90+% of people in cardiac arrest don’t have Hatzalah there within a few minutes & don’t survive. I did CPR many times & it’s scary, we daven & sweat hoping for a miracle. In the few times that I rescucitated someone, including a family member. A Rav paskined that a Seudos Hodoah (feast thanking G-D) should be made
Yes, every lay person should learn at least the basics of CPR, proper compressions, in order to buy the person time till EMS arrives. Than Hashe-m will make more miracles & more cardiac patients will אי׳ה survive.
The fact that you woke up this morning is a miracle!
This case was definitely a miracle especially being a member on the scene!!