Before the arrival of Thanksgiving, Chad Martinez went into cardiac arrest multiple times[mfn]9news.com[/mfn] and was given a total of over 100 AED shocks to try to restart his heart. When he first lost consciousness at 2 a.m., his wife, Deidre, started chest compressions immediately and called 9-1-1. Later on, after transfer to AdventHealth Porter, surgeons located the damaged heart tissue that was causing electrical problems and performed a cardiac ablation. They also installed an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Chad survived the event and his family was extremely grateful to spend Thanksgiving together.
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