Crew members from the Chinook, tied up yards away, rushed over to help and discovered that the woman was in cardiac arrest. They applied a defibrillator they keep aboard the ferry, gave the woman several shocks, and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Within about a minute, the woman began breathing. She had a pulse when the medic unit arrived from Bremerton Fire Department Station 1. Ferry crews are trained in basic first aid, ferries spokeswoman Susan Harris-Huether said.
Mates have more advanced training.
They bought the patient a good amount of time and gave her a much bigger window for survival. The woman was taken to Harrison Hospital, where she was reported in serious condition Thursday afternoon. Click here to send your ideas to The Sun.