Passer-by saves NJ worker shocked by power line

AP News | 2009-06-16 19:39:22

<div id="subtitle">Passing chiropractor resuscitates worker shocked when ladder hit power line in Hackensack, NJ</div><div><p>Police in northern New Jersey say a 28-year-old Manhattan chiropractor performed CPR to resuscitate a worker who suffered a severe electric shock.</p><p>Twenty-four-year-old Carlos Gamez and two co-workers were injured Tuesday morning when the aluminum ladder they were adjusting contacted a power line outside a Hackensack building.</p><p>The chiropractor, Keren Day, was driving to work from her Lodi home Tuesday morning when she saw the situation and pulled over.</p><p>She says Carlos Gamez's heart had stopped. He resumed breathing after she gave him chest compressions for about 90 seconds.</p><p>Hackensack police spokesman Frank Lomia says Gamez and two co-workers are in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center. They suffered burns to their hands and feet.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=52809438&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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