This man was clinically dead — but 2 life-saving machines kept his blood pumping until his heart could recover

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 11:40 in Health & Medicine

Chris Dawkins, 55, suffered a cardiac arrest in February. He was saved after a rare procedure that included nearly an hour of CPR and 48 hours hooked up to a machine that bypasses the heart and lungs. On Monday, Dawkins met the paramedics who helped save him.

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