Trotwood, Ohio … At the regular monthly meeting of the City Council for Trotwood, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio Commodations were extended to the Trotwood Fire and Rescue unit and Suzi Stephens RN, the Medical Director for the Malawi Project. The plaque and letter was given to Mrs. Stephens as a result of her life saving assistance to a 48-year-old heart attack victim on July 7, 2007 when he experienced full cardiac arrest. The emergency took place during the wedding reception for the man’s nephew married only a few hours earlier. As a result of the seriousness of the heart attack, the victim, spent 12 days in Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton and experienced a number of continued cardiac complications before being fitted with an internal defibrillator.
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Fire personnel noted that in less than 5% of the cases where they make a run to a complete cardiac arrest situation do they revive the patient successfully. They accorded the success of this particular situation to the quick action by Suzi Stephens when the man suddenly fell to the floor.
The Mayor of Trotwood presented Mrs. Stephens with their congratulations and awarded her a plaque in recognition of her efforts. He commented that if he were to fall victim to a heart attack she was the person he wanted standing next to him. Local NBC television affiliate Channel 2 covered the event, as did the local newspaper. At the ceremony the man met and thanked Suzi in person for saving his life. He is expected to fully recover from his near death in July.