The softball player Fred Entilla, who is 69, was saved by his teammate after suffering a heart attack on the pitch in a game of a major softball tournament. The good news for was that his Kini Popo’s teammate Bobby Damaso was recourceful enough and decreed Entilla first aid help.
69-year-old man said that the only unusual thing that has happened to him was the fatigue he felt before the start of the game. Then, suddenly in the middle of the match he fell on the field. It finally turned out that he has suffered a heart attack.
‘Halfway through the first game, I felt a little tired but I thought nothing of it cause I figured, I haven’t been playing so I’m just trying to catch my breath. We went back on the field and the next thing I knew I was in the ambulance on the way to the hospital,’ the lucky man said after being saved.
Bobby Damaso, who is now 70 years old, plays like a pitcher for Kini Popo. He has more than 30 years of experience as a firefighter and the emergency situations are not unfamiliar to him. ‘Oh, it seemed like eternity. It was like 7-8 minutes, 12 minutes and finally as I was compressing – one time, I just popped his chest and he just gasped. He took a deep breath and I knew already that was a good sign,’ was Damaso’s point of view.
Kini Popo eventually won the tournament and Bobby Damaso became the Most Valuable player (absolutely deservedly), not only because his abilities on the pitch, but also because his responsibility for his teammates and his paramedical skills. The victory was dedicated to Fred Entilla. ‘We did everything for Freddy. When we went into the huddle we’d yell for Freddy, we did everything and we just did our best and we ended up going undefeated and won the tournament,’ the hero added.
To conclude, Fred Entilla was released from the hospital with no danger for his life. He is looking forward to return to the pitch and join his teammates for other major tournament matches. Entilla has thanked a thousand times his savior and feels even more connected to his teammates, who support him unreservedly. That is the main thing the team sports teach people – responsibility, selflessness and respect to the other people.