10/06/2021
Update! Airport Authorities have released this statement as well as these awesome pictures of the heroes involved!
Recently a traveler had a heart attack at the Kona airport – quick thinking by Ben Utrera of SAS and Helen Kia of Hawaiian Airlines saved this traveler’s life
Assisting Ben and Helen’s effort was Adam McMahon of Allied Security – these three when then supported by a team of Airport Firefighters
In a debrief with medical professionals reviewing the data recorded by the AED device used during this event – according to the analyst things went very well
The stats shared – if you experience a heart attack similar to this case your chances for survival at the airport is 70% - if you were at the beach – your chances of survival is 10%
Hats off, hi5, fist bumps, double handshakes, hugs to these awesome human beings!