Maryland’s Health Matters - St. Joseph - Fall 2017 - 5

Miracle by
the Lacrosse Field
Athletic trainers save a spectator's life

Y

ou never know when and where
the medical professionals of
UM St. Joseph Medical Center

(UM SJMC) will need to spring into action.
In this case, it was a lacrosse field at
Hereford High School last May.
A Towson High School father went
into cardiac arrest while watching his son's
game. Two athletic trainers at the game-
Samantha Smith, ATC, of Towson Sports
Medicine of UM SJMC for Towson High
School, and Steve Kinsey, ATC, of Hereford
High School-immediately ran to his rescue.
"They administered CPR and
re-established the father's heartbeat
using an AED [automated external defibrillator]," explains Brian Perez, MS, ATC,
head athletic trainer and executive
director of Towson Sports Medicine.
An AED is a portable electronic device
used to administer an electric shock to
the heart and restore the heart's normal
rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest.
"The patient was transported by
ambulance in stable condition to the
nearest hospital in York, where he was
treated," says Perez. "Although caring
for student athletes is the primary reason
that Towson Sports Medicine was at the
field, sometimes there are emergencies
among spectators. I'm glad that Steve
and Sam were there."
Adds Thomas Smyth, MD, president and
CEO of UM SJMC, "This story proves
that our people make the difference-

Samantha Smith, ATC, of Towson Sports Medicine of UM SJMC for Towson
High School, and Steve Kinsey, ATC, of Hereford High School.

miracles can happen outside of the
physical boundaries of St. Joseph." 
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