According to the Facebook page for the Bartow County Fire and Rescue Services, firefighter Matthew Smith, 41, passed away in the county after experiencing “complications” during a training exercise. Let’s see How did Matthew Smith die and Bartow County firefighter Matthew Smith Cause of death in detail.
How did Matthew Smith die?
Firefighter Matthew Smith, 41, of Bartow County passed away as a result of “complications” that occurred during a training session. The agency reported that Matthew Smith passed away on March 16 at 5 p.m. from “complications of an apparent medical episode” while he was in training.
Bartow County Fire & Emergency Services announced the devastating news on Facebook,
“It is with heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of one of our own, Firefighter Matthew Smith. Matt passed away yesterday afternoon around 1700 hours, from complications of an apparent medical incident that he suffered during a training exercise last Thursday. We will pass along arrangements as they become available. Please keep the Smith family and our department in your prayers during this difficult time.”
The following details were provided by the family for the visitation and celebration of life service that would take place after:
Visitation
Sunday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Owen Funeral Home
12 Collins Dr.
Cartersville, Georgia 30120
Then, at 2:00 p.m., there will be a memorial ceremony.
During this difficult period, the department asks the public to remember his family and the department in their prayers.
Training Exercise Tragedy: Matthew Smith Cause of death
According to a statement from the Bartow County Fire and Rescue Services office, firefighter Matthew Smith, 41, passed away on Tuesday “after consequences of an apparent medical issue that he received during a training exercise last Thursday.” Smith “become unresponsive during a search and rescue training exercise at the Bartow-Cartersville Fire Joint Training Center,” the organization writes in an expanded notice.
Smith’s fitness instructors saw right away that he was having a serious medical issue, and they swiftly took him out of the search maze to start CPR. BCFES staff members started doing CPR and implementing advanced cardiac life support techniques right away. The choice was made to use the BCFES’ on-site ALS ambulance, which was on standby for training, to transport Smith to Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center.
Smith was revived by emergency responders and emergency room professionals who worked nonstop. He did recover cardiac function, and he was kept on life support for six days.
Smith’s sister claims that he collapsed during the training drill just before 11 a.m. when his heart stopped beating. She wrote to Kaitlyn Ross at 11Alive to explain that her brother had been without oxygen for four minutes. First responders gave him CPR for more than an hour, and although they were able to restore his heartbeat at the hospital, Smith’s sister claimed that he coded multiple times before passing away.
Smith’s sister stated that he has two children: a son who is 13 years old and a 22-year-old who he adopted. She told 11Alive that she wants the general public to understand that the Bartow County fire department has been the “biggest blessing” and that they are not at fault for what occurred.
She wrote,
“I have never met so many people that genuinely love someone like they do,”
“This was clearly God’s way. Everybody kept telling us it could not have been a better scenario because EMS was on scene already, since they were training.”
Who was Matthew Smith?
Matthew Smith was a firefighter at Bartow County . The organization said that he joined the agency two years ago. As soon as we find out more information, we’ll update this story.
Tributes to Matthew Smith
Many people expressed their profound sympathies to his family and expressed how much they loved him.
Everything Georgia tweeted,
“RIP to Bartow County firefighter Matthew Smith who they say died after a medical incident during training exercises yesterday. ”
One of the worst things anyone can go through in life is losing a loved one. Any journey must have a destination at the end. The person’s time on earth has regrettably come to an end now that they have died. We wish him eternal peace and send our thoughts and prayers to his loved ones, family, friends. May he rest in peace.
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