Fiancée Saves Hubby-To-Be With CPR, Help Of Paulding Rescue

DALLAS, GA – When Paulding County Rescue and Engine #3 arrived at the rescue scene to find a pulseless and not breathing man with his fiancée performing excellent, quality CPR. The man was Dan Sherrod and his fiancée was Gabrielle Hall.

On Dec. 9, 2018, Paulding County 911 received a call that a 29-year-old had collapsed at his home, was unconscious and not breathing.

With instructions being provided by a team of 911 Communication’s Officers, the family immediately initiated CPR. Approximately eight minutes later, Rescue and Engine #3 arrived on the scene.

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Rescue personnel took over lifesaving interventions, including shocking the patient several times, causing the Sherrod’s heart to start beating again. Minutes later, Metro Ambulance unit 804 arrived and quickly transported him to Paulding Hospital where he was stabilized. Later that evening, he was transferred to Kennestone Hospital, where he spent two weeks in the ICU. Today Sherrod’s back at work, healthy and living a normal life.

"CPR saves lives," said Fire Chief Joey Pelfrey. "There is no doubt that the fast thinking family and entire team of public safety personnel including 911 operators, firefighters, deputy’s and ambulance personnel helped this man survive. We are also very fortunate to have excellent hospital facilities nearby such as Wellstar Paulding and Kennestone. I am proud of everyone who played a role in saving this man’s life.

"And, I encourage [everyone] to learn CPR," he said. "If you haven’t taken a class with the last year you should check out the American Heart Association’s website for more information."