Same-day stroke, cardiac arrest survivor ‘incredibly rare’

After cardiac arrest, stroke, patient benefits from coworkers’ quick reaction, seamless care between Tuality Healthcare and OHSU

By Erik Robinson September 16, 2019 Portland, Oregon

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Earl Heberlein

Damascus resident Earl Heberlein is grateful for his coworkers’ ability to use an automated external defibrillator to revive him after he collapsed during a work shift at Lattice Semiconductor. “You see the AEDs in hotels and airports, but how many people can actually use them?” he said. (OHSU/Erik Robinson)

Earl Heberlein and Dr. Hormozd Bozorgchami

Hormozd Bozorgchami, M.D., looks in on Earl Heberlein, who survived a cardiac arrest and major stroke in the same day. “Any one of those things could have killed him, and now he’s back to normal.” (OHSU/Erik Robinson)

Hormozd Bozorgchami, M.D.

Hormozd Bozorgchami, M.D., September 22, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)