Man collapses during Obama speech

[sinkingfeeling]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?fbid=Y09lShoamaG

Kalamazoo, Michigan (CNN) - Rescue workers had to resuscitate a man who collapsed in the middle of President Barack Obama's commencement address to a high school graduating class Monday night.

Paramedics and a local politician who is a doctor rushed to help the man. State Senator Tom George, a practicing physician and former medical director for Hospice of Greater Kalamazoo, told CNN affiliate WOOD he was a few rows in front of the man when he heard a "commotion".

"He was not breathing and he was pulseless", George said. Rescuers could be seen repeatedly pumping the victim's chest in the crowd, while the speech continued.

Medics told a pool reporter outside the area the man had been revived, and George told WOOD the victim was responding to treatment. He was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, but there was no word on his condition.

[MineralMan]

1. Hmm...perhaps we should post all occurrences of heart problems

in our communities.

I guess I don't see the relevance of this to DU...

[SidDithers]

2. Damn that Obama, now he's causing heart attacks!!...nt

Sid