Local nurse honored for saving retired Richfield fire chief's life during roadside cardiac arrest
Created: February 24, 2021 10:44 PM In cases of cardiac arrest, seconds matter. According to the American Heart Association, fewer than 8% of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of the hospital survive. Wayne Kewitsch has defied those odds multiple times. The now-retired Richfield fire chief suffered his first cardiac arrest in July. His son immediately started CPR and Edina paramedics used the latest technology to resuscitate him. A month later, on Friday, Aug. 21, he suffered a second cardiac arrest while he and his wife, Ruth, were on their way to Cross Lake. He was behind...
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