‘2nd chance at life’: Nurse performs CPR, saves Plum teen who collapsed on run
Courtesy of Heather Racchini
Giustino Racchini shares a moment with Jackie Stange at Plum’s municipal center on Feb. 12. Stange and several others were recognized at a council meeting that night for their parts in saving Racchini’s life after he suffered cardiac arrest while out for a run on Old Frankstown Road on Dec. 18.
Courtesy of Heather Racchini
Giustino Racchini (center seated) poses with (from left) his sister, Lexi; father, Joe; mother, Heather; and brother, Mario, at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Dec. 23. Giustino left the hospital on Dec. 27 after having suffered cardiac arrest while running in Plum on Dec. 18.
Courtesy of Plum Borough
Jackie Stange and Guistino Racchini embrace during a Plum Council meeting on Feb. 12. Stange performed CPR on Racchini after he suffered cardiac arrest while running on Old Frankstown Road on Dec. 18.
