Two male runners collapsed and needed medical attention at the Monterey Bay Half Marathon on November 13th.
Fellow runner and local cardiologist Steven Lome, D.O., administered life-saving medical care to both runners.
Two Runners Go Into Cardiac Arrest During Monterey Bay Half Marathon…
Runner Steven Lome, a Cardiologist, performed CPR on both…
“I just thought, crazy odds, random event that there were 2 cardiac arrests, and both happened to be right in front of me”…
– Washington Post
— Dr. James E. Olsson (@DrJamesOlsson) November 24, 2022
Lome described the events in this Twitter thread:
At mile 3 right in front of me a runner went down. Cardiac arrest. Started CPR…people called 911. Defibrillator arrived in about 6 minutes and rhythm was ventricular fibrillation (fatal arrhythmia). One shock and normal heart rhythm restored.
— Steven Lome (@SteveLome) November…
