Twinsburg Firefighter Izzy Abdallah is being hailed as a hero for saving the life of a person who had a medical emergency and crashed into his car Thursday.
According to the Parma Fire Department, Abdallah was off-duty on North Avenue in Parma when someone crashed into his car.
"I was woken up by my roommates, telling me my car was hit," Abdallah said. "it was parked in my driveway and when I woke up it was in my neighbor’s yard."
When he went to see what happened, Abdallah discovered that the driver was in cardiac arrest; he immediately started CPR as well as directing his neighbor to call 911.
"[I] checked for pulse, he was unresponsive, and he did not have a pulse, so I pulled him out of the car and started compressions," Abdallah said.
Parma firefighters and EMS arrived to take over treatment and found that the patient had a pulse, thanks to Abdallah's efforts. The patient was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
"Later that day, the daughter contacted me and mentioned he was in stable condition and good spirits, so that’s very good news," Abdallah said.
According to the Parma Fire Department, the person Abdallah helped was released from the hospital later in the day.
Without Abdallah's actions, things may have turned out entirely for the worse.
Job well done, Abdallah!
