A VICTORIAN man who was clinically dead for 40 minutes has been brought back to life by an Australian-first resuscitation technique.
Dandenong's Colin Fiedler, 39, was one of three cardiac arrest patients brought back to life after being dead for between 40 and 60 minutes at The Alfred hospital, using two new techniques in the emergency department.
The Alfred is trialling a mechanical CPR machine, which performs constant chest compressions, and a portable heart-lung machine - normally used in theatre - to keep oxygen and blood flowing to the patient's brain and vital organs.
Mr Fiedler had a heart attack and was clinically dead for 40 minutes before being revived last June .... http://www.theaustralian.com
