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Despite its bad reputation, fast food can actually save your life.
Wendy's employees in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, say a man came into the restaurant with his two sons on Dec. 27 and passed out.
"I looked down the line this way to make sure everything was okay and I heard a thud," manager John Meade told Cleveland's Fox 8 News. "By the time I turned around, he was on the floor."
Meade found the man bleeding on the floor when he instructed the staff to call 911 and take the man's two young sons to the office in the back of the restaurant. Then, Meade and another employee, John Mattice, took action of their own.
"I checked him for a pulse and everything and he had nothing, no vital signs at all," said Mattice.
Quick on their feet, Meade and Mattice performed chest compressions on the passed-out man until the Middleburg Heights Fire Department arrived and took the man to nearby Southwest General Hospital.
The customer's identity nor the reason he passed out has not been released, but he is expected to fully recover.
[Via Fox 8 News]
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1-04-2010 @2:19PM Roberta said... It's good to know there is still people in this world that is cares about his fellow man.
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1-04-2010 @3:01PM Heidi H Christensen said... AMEN! What wonderful employees!
1-04-2010 @2:59PM Jim said... I agree. It is stories like this that make me realize that ALL of us really should learn how to do these things in order to save lives. I'm going to sign up for some CPR training as soon as the weather breaks for awhile.
1-04-2010 @3:05PM Chris Willhite said... I am sure the family is appreciative. The thing I was impressed with was removing the children from the view of the suffering patron. Thank you for caring for the little ones. Great Job.
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1-04-2010 @4:47PM mike fuller said... congrats to wendy's for getting recognized for their efforts...this last august at stop & shop supermarket in old saybrook, ct. employees successfully revived a customer that had passed out and stopped breathing. they never heard a peep from the customer or the local media for their heroic efforts.
1-04-2010 @4:29PM Jalapeno said... Workplace heroes. Way to go.
I stopped my OTR rig to render assistance to a woman who hit another OTR rig. She was bleeding from the forehead. I administered first aid until a Dr. showed up. My dispatcher, and the boss were not happy with me. They said the company might've been sued, and if I ever run across another situation like this, let the person bleed to death. (Bull crap)
Such caring individuals.
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1-11-2010 @12:43PM marycardsfan1 said... You might want to inform your boss that a lot of states have good samaritan laws in place no to prevent that
1-04-2010 @7:15PM MS.KING said... YOU ARE COVERED UNDER THE GOOD SAMARITAN ACT
1-04-2010 @7:47PM Walter said... Your only covered by the good Samaritan Act if you act within what you have been trained in. if say you are first aid certified and you preform CPR you are NOT covered since you stepped out of what you are certified in, or vice versa, same going for basic first aid and advanced first aid. This is a primary reason I am going for my Wilderness EMT as it covers all areas you may experiace though it is hard to maintain the cert.
1-04-2010 @4:27PM Patty P said... WOW...wtg and "props'' to the workers at that Wendys. I hope the compnay now realizes how important their employees are. ALL companies should pay to have the Red Cross or another company (check with the local fire departments also) come and provide BASIC FIRST AID AND CPR COURSE!! The posters that are provided for CPR are all well and good but nothing works as well as practice. AGAIN..congrats to the employees. Also well done for the smarts to move the injured persons small children to the back area to help mitigate their trama...
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1-04-2010 @5:11PM linda said... wendy's in my opinion is great. i went to another place to eat and found something in my sandwich, if i hadn't found it i too could have chocked, but in this case i would probally be dead because i went to the mgr. and complained, they acted like it was nothing. this place is noted for their low cal. $5. dollar subs.
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1-04-2010 @7:21PM WHAT???????????? said... Where in the article does it say the man choked????? NOWHERE................... You are jumping to conclusions about what happened. IF you reread the story the man was standing in liune so he hadn't even gotten any food yet. The fact that his heart was not beating and they had to give him chest compressions it would lead me to believe it was a heart related incident.
1-04-2010 @4:47PM Aaron said... Alternate headline suggestion: "Wendy's Employees Save Customer's Life, Return To Work Slowly Killing Other Customers" ;)
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1-04-2010 @5:03PM basketpam said... Well done, they deserve the praise they are getting. There are many in today's world that would just let the poor fellow lie there and do nothing.
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1-04-2010 @6:32PM Nevelyn said... Great story. Happy ending for the man's family.Hope they are rewarded for their good deeds.
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1-04-2010 @5:08PM farside62 said... I hope they don't fire the guy, just wait the man will sue
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1-04-2010 @5:31PM Bob Spencer said... Great job for recognizing the dire situation.
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1-04-2010 @5:56PM bernie said... Wendy's hamburgers are twice as lushious as Big Macs
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1-05-2010 @2:04PM jzarate said... the manager and the employee are pimps that is all they deserve all thats good to come to them
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1-04-2010 @6:31PM Barbara said... As a nurse and an instructor in CPR, I can't begin to express the importance of all to get CPR certified. It takes only a few hours of your day! Statistics show that people who have to resort to adminstering CPR are doing so on a loved one.......not a stranger on the street. Be ready and prepared should a loved one need emergency care. The few minutes before an ambulance arrives can be a matter of life or death. PLEASE be prepared! I can't stress this enough!
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