Alberta Health Services says a woman considered dead for 30 minutes was brought back to life by doctors using a new device for what’s believed to have been the first time in Canada.
Brenda Crowell of Calgary developed blood clots shortly after contracting COVID-19 earlier this year. Her health deteriorated quickly and, at one point, medical staff spent 25 minutes performing CPR to keep her alive.
“Her blood pressure had bottomed out. It was extremely low. She went into a state of shock and collapse, and some of her organs were failing,” Dr. Jason Wong, an interventional radiologist at Foothills Medical Centre, said at a news conference Thursday. Read more via CBC…