42-year-old suffers cardiac arrest in sleep: his wife woke up and saved his life

Kobi Cohen, 42, from Kfar Yona, suffered a cardiac arrest during the night. His wife Ortal woke up to unusual sounds, noticed he was unresponsive, and called MDA. Guided by the dispatcher, she began CPR. Rescue teams continued treatment and delivered two electric shocks. Kobi was evacuated to the hospital fully conscious and was released home. Later, he and his wife visited the MDA station to thank the teams.

Kobi Cohen, 42, from Kfar Yona, suffered a cardiac arrest during the night. His wife Ortal woke up to unusual sounds that initially resembled snoring but were louder and more alarming. She tried to wake him, and when he did not respond, she immediately called the MDA emergency hotline. Paramedic Elisha Arzoan guided her over the phone on how to perform CPR, while simultaneously dispatching rescue teams to their home. Ortal said she did not even turn on the light in the room, knowing she had to act quickly. The first MDA teams continued CPR and connected Kobi to a defibrillator, which delivered two electric shocks until his pulse returned. Kobi was evacuated to the hospital in a mobile intensive care unit fully conscious, and later released home. Subsequently, he and Ortal came to the MDA station in Netanya to thank the teams who saved him. The crew emphasized Ortal's central role in the chain of survival. The article also includes general medical information about identifying cardiac arrest and the difference between it and a heart attack.