They Brought the Hospital to Me

I collapsed at the gym when a massive pulmonary embolism caused my heart to stop. Unbelievably I survived thanks to a clinical trial delivering an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) heart-lung bypass machine directly to me at the gym. Hopefully out-of-hospital ECMO becomes an accepted emergency strategy to save more lives.

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The Medical Journal of Australia
Published
2026-09-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70281
Primary Topic
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
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They Brought the Hospital to Me

Hugh N. Burrill
The Medical Journal of Australia
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
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They Brought the Hospital to Me

Hugh N. Burrill
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Abstract

I collapsed at the gym when a massive pulmonary embolism caused my heart to stop. Unbelievably I survived thanks to a clinical trial delivering an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) heart-lung bypass machine directly to me at the gym. Hopefully out-of-hospital ECMO becomes an accepted emergency strategy to save more lives.

The Medical Journal of AustraliaVol. 224(9)
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (AU), Monash University (AU)
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Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
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