Overview
- A 68-year-old waiting for a train at Bremen Central Station suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the platform.
- Federal police officers nearby started CPR and used a defibrillator several times until paramedics and a doctor arrived.
- Resuscitation efforts lasted about 20 minutes, and the man was briefly responsive before he was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition.
- Rail traffic on tracks 7 and 8 stopped from 22:08 to 22:59 while the platform was cleared and privacy screens were set up.
- Police, fire crews, emergency services, and DB security handled the incident, showing how station police in Germany often act as first responders.