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"My spouse's heart attack outcome"

About: Karratha Health Campus / Emergency Department

(as a relative),

Recently, I took my spouse to Karratha Health Campus as they had a slight dizzy spell. By the time we arrived at the hospital, they were experiencing chest and arm pain, blurry vision and were gagging. The Emergency Department staff reacted immediately and worked on them for approximately 2 hours in order to stabilise them enough to be transported to Perth by RFDS. At one point my spouse stopped breathing and  CPR was performed, they were defibbed, I believe 5 times and their downtime was 13 minutes.

If not for the absolute dedication of these staff I don't believe my spouse would be here today. They were incredibly professional, caring and determined to give my spouse the best possible chance at survival. I cannot thank these people enough for all they did for my spouse that day and we will be forever grateful to them.

My spouse made it to Perth and an emergency triple bypass was performed.  My spouse survived and continues to improve daily and as they're in their sixties we were not ready for them to leave us.

Thank you all, including the off duty Registered Nurse who initially advised us to go to the hospital for a check when they first felt ever so slightly dizzy.  She felt his pulse and found it to be very low and suggested to be sure my spouse should go to the hospital for a thorough check.

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Response from Liam Avery, Operations Manager, West Pilbara, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Pilbara 3 years ago
Liam Avery
Operations Manager, West Pilbara,
WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Pilbara

Operational Management of the West Pilbara Health Services

Submitted on 6/11/2020 at 1:53 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 1:58 PM


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Dear Grateful Forever,

This would have been an incredibly emotional experience, thank you kindly for sharing it with us all and we are so happy with the outcome for your spouse.

The qualities you describe for the staff certainly embodies our WACHS core values, I will pass this on to the team at Karratha Health Campus Emergency Department. The advice of the off duty RN was also fantastic to hear.

I wish your spouse well in their recovery and again thank you for taking the time to notify us via Care Opinion.

Kind regards,

Liam Avery A/Operations Manager WACHS West Pilbara

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