A 31-year-old man was still in the intensive care unit at the Commonwealth Healthcare Center yesterday after a near drowning incident at a hotel\u2019s swimming pool in Susupe over the weekend. <\/p>\n
Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services spokesman Derek Gersonde told Saipan Tribune last night that the incident happened at the Kanoa Resort\u2019s swimming pool on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Gersonde said he believes that when a lifeguard found the 31-year-old Chinese national in the pool area he already had no pulse and was not breathing.<\/p>\n
Gersonde said medics from Koblerville Fire Station responded and were able to revive the victim, who was then transported to CHC.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs of this morning [Monday] he was still in the ICU,\u201d the DFEMS spokesman said.<\/p>\n
No other details were provided.<\/p>\n
Last July 27, a 3-year-old boy and a 61-year-old woman nearly drowned at two hotels on Saipan.<\/p>\n
Medics from Koblerville and Susupe fire stations immediately responded and came upon a 3-year-old Chinese boy complaining of stomach pain. <\/p>\n
The hotel\u2019s lifeguards stated that the boy was found underwater in the pool area.<\/p>\n
Lifeguards performed one set of cardio pulmonary resuscitation, causing the boy to regain consciousness, but with a low oxygen reading.<\/p>\n
The boy was given oxygen and rushed to CHC\u2019s emergency room.<\/p>\n
In the second incident, DFEMS medics from Garapan and Susupe fire stations responded and came upon a 61-year-old Chinese woman who was conscious but unresponsive.<\/p>\n
The hotel\u2019s lifeguard supervisor stated that the woman was floating near the shore.<\/p>\n
Lifeguards performed three sets of CPR, causing the victim to have a pulse.<\/p>\n
The victim had a low oxygen reading. She was given oxygen and rushed to CHC\u2019s emergency room. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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