{"id":6658,"date":"2020-10-27T06:30:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T19:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.midlandexpress.com.au\/?p=6658"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T05:12:31","slug":"brush-with-death-heart-attack-survivors-message-for-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/featured\/2020\/10\/27\/brush-with-death-heart-attack-survivors-message-for-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Brush with death &#8211; Heart attack survivor&#8217;s message for others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three brushes with death within 24 hours has launched a new way of life for Macedon Ranges identity Tony Dixon.<br \/>\nThe 64-year-old is now using his experience to urge others to recognise the signs of heart attack, learn CPR and save a life as part of Ambulance Victoria&#8217;s Shocktober Restart a Heart campaign.<br \/>\nTony suffered a heart attack while driving along the Calder Freeway towards Woodend on September 11, and was lucky to have his granddaughter Mikayla, 13, in the car.<br \/>\nIt was Mikayla who made the life-saving call to Triple Zero, gave clear directions to the operator and made sure Tony moved safely off the road.<br \/>\n&#8220;He looked very shaky and very pale. When he got out of the car he was unbalanced and grabbing at his chest,&#8221; Mikayla said.<br \/>\n&#8220;I knew I had to keep my head straight and give them the right information.&#8221;<br \/>\nWoodend paramedics Kester Starkey and Steve Reid said Mikayla&#8217;s precise details on location were vital in saving precious time in their response.<br \/>\n&#8220;We immediately recognised that Tony was critically unwell and was displaying the signs and symptoms of somebody having a heart attack,&#8221; Kester said.<br \/>\n&#8220;He had chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea and was sweating.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe paramedics were authorised to administer thrombolytic agents to break up the clot in Tony&#8217;s arteries that was reducing blood supply to his heart muscle. It was a success but Tony then went into cardiac arrest.<br \/>\n&#8220;His heart stopped beating but we were able to use the defibrillator to re-start his heart,&#8221; Kester said.<br \/>\n&#8220;I remember Tony waking up and apologising. He said, &#8216;Sorry guys, I think I had a little bit of a snooze on you there&#8217;.&#8221;<br \/>\nParamedics transported Tony to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he was rushed into theatre for heart surgery. He suffered a further two heart attacks while on the operating table.<br \/>\nIn the hours leading up to his heart attack, Tony experienced symptoms he wants to warn others to look out for.<br \/>\nHe had woken up that morning with a burning sensation in his chest and initially brushed it off, suspecting he had breathed in a chemical while cleaning, but as the day progressed, so too did his discomfort.<br \/>\n&#8220;The burning was getting worse as I went on,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\n&#8220;Eventually it felt like someone had me in a massive bear-hug: at that point and it was a strangle.<br \/>\n&#8220;I knew I was in a bad situation. I was in trouble. But funnily enough, I was absolute denial that I was a having a heart attack. I wasn&#8217;t accepting that fact.<br \/>\n&#8220;I was fortunate that day to have a heart attack with people so close to me.&#8221;<br \/>\nTony had been a smoker since the age of 16 but didn&#8217;t have any other obvious risk factors for cardiac arrest and heart attack such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, family history or obesity.<br \/>\nSince his health scare, he has given up cigarettes &#8216;cold turkey&#8217; and is encouraging others to think about their health. He was 41 days smoke-free on Thursday.<br \/>\n&#8220;There are people that dedicate their life to learning how to save others and to come out of hospital and the first thing you do is to light a cigarette &#8211; honestly, where&#8217;s the respect?&#8221; Tony said.<br \/>\n&#8220;I think the best thing I can say to smokers is to quit smoking before smoking quits you.&#8221;<br \/>\nTony&#8217;s eldest daughter Danielle said the whole family was proud of the way Tony had taken care of his health since returning home from hospital.<br \/>\n&#8220;Tony&#8217;s very lucky to still be with us today because the chances of survival from a cardiac arrest are one in 10,&#8221; Kester said.<br \/>\n&#8220;For every minute that someone is not receiving CPR their chance of survival decreases by 10 per cent, so it&#8217;s important that people learn. It bides times until someone can turn up and use a defibrillator to re-start the heart. It&#8217;s particularly important in regional areas when an ambulance may be up to 15 minutes away.&#8221;<br \/>\nSteve said it was important for people to call Triple Zero at the sign of a heart attack and know how to perform CPR and use an AED (defibrillator) if nearby.<br \/>\nAmbulance Victoria is urging people to be aware of where their nearest AEDs are. To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambulance.vic.gov.au\/\">ambulance.vic.gov.au<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Mikayla really saved her granddad that day. 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