If there was somehow any doubt as to just how impressive the efforts to save Bolton's 23-year-old defender Fabrice Muamba after he collapsed on the pitch from a cardiac arrest during Saturday's FA Cup quarterfinal against Tottenham , the latest details to emerge should clear it up. Muamba's heart stopped beating on its own for a total of 78 minutes on Saturday, according to Bolton team doctor Jonathan Tobin. During the 48 minutes between the time of his collapse on the pitch and when he arrived at the hospital (he was taken to the London Chest Hospital, a specialist facility), medics did CPR to breathe for him and circulate and continued to do so for another 30 minutes after arriving at the hospital. During that time, he was given 15 shocks from a defibrillator -- two on the pitch, one in the tunnel and 12 in the ambulance -- before his heart started beating again on its own. From the AP : "They were working on him without his heart having a muscular beat," Tobin said. "In effect, he was dead in that time ? throughout the whole resuscitation period you are worrying. "You know the longer the resuscitation goes on the less chance there is of survival, but this is slightly different. This is a very fit 23-year-old." Fitness and age considered, the fact that he is still alive is also a credit to the hard work of those stadium medics, ambulance workers and hospital staff. One of the first responders wasn't enough on duty that day, though. Dr. Andrew Deaner, a cardiologist, was attending the match as a Tottenham fan and persuaded a steward to let him onto the pitch before running to aid Muamba. He then traveled with Muamba in the ambulance to the hospital where he works. More...