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11:24 am PT – Dr. Oz just detailed his heroic actions that saved lives at the airport … and it’s incredible.
Oz told us that the man who passed out had no pulse, was getting a horrible color and had foam coming out of his mouth when he started CPR … but things changed when Oz was able to control the man’s airways and the defibrillator arrived.
Dr. Oz says that the defibrillator shocked the man with the greatest possible power, and it worked … in essence, bringing the man back from the dead !!!
Oz tells us why he could not have saved the man’s life without the help of the Port Authority police … and our police sources confirmed that the man was 60 years old and was taken to a hospital, where there was no update on his condition.
And, look … we were told that Oz didn’t tell the policeman that he helped him exactly who he was, he just said he was a doctor.
10:39 PT – We got a picture of the scene of the medical emergency … it’s not clear if Oz is in the picture, but you can see the medical staff around the man.
Doctor Oz saved a life at Newark Airport after a man fell face down on the baggage claim … and the good doctor was in the right place at the right time.
Sources close to Dr. Oz told TMZ … Oz rolled the man over on Monday night, cleared his airways and started giving him CPR before using a defibrillator. The guy was said to have lost control and Oz brought him back to life while a huge crowd watched.
We were told that there were no other doctors there, but a Port Authority police officer was there who helped Oz continue CPR while clearing the man’s airways.
It looks like the man may have suffered a heart attack … he is recovering in a New Jersey hospital and is “fine” pending test results. Oz was said to be in contact with the man’s wife, who was traveling with him at the time.
Originally posted – 9:38 AM PT