London Boy Dies for 15 Minutes (PICS)

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London : United Kingdom | about 1 year ago

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James Doherty

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13 year old recovers after being technically dead with a heart stoppage for ...
James Doherty

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13 year old boy who recovered after being "dead" for 15 minutes.

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James Doherty, a 13 year old, collapsed after suffering a massive heart attack while playing tennis near his North London home. A fitness trainer and a nearby spectator leapt to the boy's assistance -- administring CPR.

To the joy and astonishment of everyone, James actually revived after his heart had stopped for a full fifteen minutes making him one of the youngest people on record to have survived a cardiac arrest. Stunned doctors pronounced the recovery a "near miracle" stating that it was highly unlikely for anyone to survive a heart stoppage of more than ten minutes.

Sarah Doherty, the boy's mother, was naturally exultant and immensely relieved: ''The doctor who treated him said he was unique and it was extraordinarily miraculous that he survived."

James is expected to make a full recovery.