Margate and Ventnor first-responders revived two workers after an electrical incident this week.
Firefighters were called to the area of Coolidge and Pacific avenues in Margate at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Margate Fire Chief Dan Adams said.
A passerby and police personnel initiated CPR on one man, with a second man also getting CPR, Margate Fire Department Lt. Matt McCully told dispatch.
He requested an ambulance from Ventnor, and a second Medic Unit from AtlantiCare.
Adams and Margate Deputy Chief Pat Armstrong also responded upon hearing the severity of the incident.
Both arrived at the same time as Ventnor Ambulance 1.
AtlantiCare Medic Unit 8 arrived on location with two paramedics, splitting up to help with each patient.
Both patients needed to be shocked with an automated external defibrillator.
Medic 6 then arrived, with the units splitting their care to each patient, assisting the Margate and Ventnor firefighters, Adams said. A medic supervisor also arrived to oversee and assist with treatment.
One patient regained a pulse after one shock, and was taken into the Ventnor ambulance, where treatment continued as he was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Mainland Campus in Galloway Township.
Margate ambulance A-20 arrived from another call to assist with the work being done on the second man, and CPR continued with additional shocks.
He was then taken in Margate's ambulance, with Medic 6 continuing treatment on the way to Mainland, Adams said.
Preliminary reports indicate the roofers were removing a ladder lift device and it came in contact with a primary electric line at 7200 volts, Adams said.
Atlantic City Electric and a Margate construction official also were called to the incident, which is under investigation by Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Atlantic City Electric.
"The combined efforts of all personnel involved should be commended," Adams said.
That included the Margate and Ventnor fire departments, Margate police and AtlantiCare paramedic units who ":worked flawlessly together at a well-managed scene, assuring the highest quality of care and treatment for the patients," Adams said.
The chief noted that McCully handled the pressure involved "in a professional and calming manner, which made the incident go smoothly."
Both patients were flown to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, where both were admitted. There is no additional update on their condition at this time.
