Co-worker saves Dublin father's life after recognizing stroke over phone
A woman turned her car around and drove to her colleague's home after noticing his speech had turned to gibberish during a routine call.
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A 45-year-old father of three survived a stroke after a work colleague recognized his symptoms during a telephone call and drove to his home in County Cavan. IrishCentral reported that Kieran O'Carroll believed he was speaking normally, but his co-worker realized something was wrong when his words turned to gibberish. [1]
The colleague turned her car around immediately and arrived at his doorstep within ten minutes. According to IrishCentral, one side of Mr O'Carroll's face had already dropped by the time she reached his house to secure help. [1]
Quick recognition of stroke symptoms by colleagues and medical staff has saved lives in similar remote encounters. As HEROIC BREAKING NEWS reported earlier, a Brixton man survived a stroke in 2024 when a nurse spotted his symptoms over a Zoom call, and a West Midlands scaffolding director used first aid training to save a collapsed co-worker in March. [2][3]
In short
- Kieran O'Carroll suffered a stroke while speaking to a work colleague on the phone.
- His colleague recognized his gibberish speech, turned her car around, and reached his home in ten minutes.
- One side of Mr O'Carroll's face had dropped by the time his colleague arrived.
Sources
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- [1]Irish father says work colleague saved his life after stroke left him speaking gibberishIrishCentral, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Brixton film producer survives stroke after nurse spots symptoms during video call HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 22h ago
- [3]Scaffolding director saves colleague using CPR skills in West Midlands HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 9d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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