On January 3, 2022, Johnson County Ambulance Service personnel, along with Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Hart, raced to an individual who was in cardiac arrest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. By performing CPR and using a public defibrillator they saved the person’s life. Watch the beautiful video to hear more.
This save was also featured in The Washington Post here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02/01/stan-goldstein-maryland-cardiac-arrest/
Goldstein collapsed not far behind the Maryland bench. Another fan called for Matt Charvat, the Terps’ athletic trainer. Charvat rushed to Goldstein and instructed strength coach Kyle Tarp to alert Iowa’s medical staff. Seated in the media section nestled between sections of the stands, Azeemuddin Ahmed, the medical director of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, noticed emergency medical technicians and paramedics sprinting toward that corner of the venue. A colleague sitting next to him noticed the commotion behind Maryland’s bench. Within 30 to 45 seconds, the paramedics had started CPR and provided Goldstein with oxygen. Law enforcement helped clear space as stunned spectators watched in a subdued arena. The medical personnel shocked Goldstein with the defibrillator, and he regained his pulse. The rapid response from the medical staff “is what saved his life,” said Ahmed, who’s also a professor of emergency medicine.
