A family trip to Walt Disney World turned into a nightmare for a Florida couple when their young son's heart stopped while riding one of the theme park's thrilling rides.
According to local residents, 5-year-old Ernest Tuggle stopped breathing and began having a seizure about 20 seconds after riding the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, an enclosed roller coaster at Epcot. The deranged parents feared for their son's life as he remained unconscious in the rest of the vehicle. I will report it.
“I screamed and hit him and told him something was wrong,” said the boy's mother, Christine Tuggle. fox 35 About the 9/21 incident.
The Tuggle family, Disney passholders, thought it was just a normal day when they rode their “favorite” ride at the family theme park.
Tuggle was sitting in the row behind her son when he passed out and she was left checking for a pulse during the ride, the newspaper reported.
At the end of the 60 mph coaster, the mother performed CPR on her son, but a passing couple, a nurse, an EMT, and a Disney employee quickly helped and administered an automated external evacuation machine before he was taken to the hospital. They provided a defibrillator and revived the boy's heart. via helicopter.
After being taken to three different hospitals and undergoing “test after test”, Ernest was diagnosed with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). CPVT is a rare heart disease that flares up during times of extreme excitement or activity, said the boy's father, Ernest Tuggle. wrote on Instagram post on September 27th.
The family initially shared a photo of Ernesto unconscious in a neck brace, surrounded by medical equipment and several tubes, before undergoing surgery at the hospital.
Doctors implanted a device in Ernesto's chest to treat life-threatening arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrest, his father said, adding that he was recovering with no signs of brain or heart damage.
The relieved father said his “warrior” son was back home and wanted to ride his bike, and featured a photo of Ernesto looking happy and healthy in the post.
The family said they are grateful to those who took action to save their son.
“We feel so lucky that this didn't take away his smile and his energy from us,” Christine Tuggle told FOX 35.
