Barbara Sue and her husband Brad Brodie of South Carolina take a photo during a scenic rafting trip while on vacation in Glacier National Park. Barbara Sue Brodie recently survived a heart attack and cardiogenic shock due to the quick response of Glacier park rangers, ALERT and Kalispell Regional Medical Center staff. (Photos courtesy of Barbara Sue Brodie)
July 30, 2017
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July 30, 2017 8:28 p.m.
Quick response saves tourist having heart attack while hiking in Glacier
On July 28, Barbara Sue Brodie sat in a sunlit hospital room of the intensive care unit Kalispell Regional Medical Center in the company of her husband and two daughters. She had survived a major heart attack and cardiogenic shock — a rare, but usually fatal condition if not treated immediately — while hiking in Glacier National Park.