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Credit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati
Laura Riesenberg was visiting a local amusement park with three of her children when she suffered a massive heart attack. I was down for about 20 minutes and they defibrillated me twice on site, possibly three times, she says. Obviously, I was unaware of it. I know from reading the reports what happened. I was extremely fortunate that someone found me within seconds of collapsing, says Riesenberg. Had it happened anywhere else I wouldn t be talking to you right now. If I had been in the basement doing laundry, I would have been in trouble.