The leader of Turf approached a bar in the early morning hours seeking help after experiencing severe chest pain
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Joaquín Levinton went through a critical moment that could have had a tragic outcome, but the quick reaction of the bar's waiters was key to saving his life.
The episode occurred in the early morning hours, when the Turf singer approached Timón bar to ask for help after he began to feel unwell.
There, the employees realized that it was not a simple fainting spell and acted immediately.
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Richard, one of the waiters at the place, described in an interview with LAM (América TV) how the dramatic moment unfolded. According to him, Levinton is a regular customer at the bar, but that night he was not there as part of a normal outing.
"He came around two thirty in the morning, already faint, very distressed. He had severe pain in his chest and came to ask for help because he knows us," he explained.
The worker recalled that the musician was sweating excessively and had obvious physical discomfort.
"He asked us for water because he was feeling unwell. I saw him in very bad shape, he was sweating a lot. At one point he said 'my chest hurts' and that's when I told him to stay calm, that he was not going to leave, that we were going to help him," he recounted.
The signs that set off the alarm
Richard stated that at that moment he understood the situation was serious. "I realized he was having a blood pressure spike because I took his pulse. He had 160 over 100, which is extremely high. His heart could have exploded at any moment," he said, describing the acute coronary syndrome the singer was experiencing.
Faced with that scenario, the employees immediately called SAME, which arrived quickly at the scene.
"Fortunately, they arrived quickly. Meanwhile we assisted him, calmed him down, and tried to help him breathe calmly," the waiter explained, emphasizing the importance of not leaving him alone or minimizing the symptoms.
Upon arrival, the medical staff performed the first evaluations. "They asked him basic questions: what his name was, how old he was, if he had drunk alcohol or consumed anything. They took his blood pressure and pulse and told him he had a very high spike, that they had to take him to the hospital," Richard recounted.
