Everyday Heroes

Canen Dickman collapsed when he suffered a cardiac arrest on July 7, 2023, at soccer practice at Worthington Kilbourne High School. Jon Sprunger, the head soccer coach, started CPR immediately while another coach fetched an onsite AED. Canen survived the event with full brain function, according to an MRI. The coaches’ fast response had most …

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On Monday 24 July, LeBron James Jr., the son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest while training with the University of Southern California’s men’s basketball team. The Los Angeles Fire Department was called and the onsite medical team reportedly administered CPR and provided electrical shocks with a closely located AED …

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76-year-old Julius Schillinger collapsed after completing the 1-mile Dash for Dance 5K and Boogie Woogie Fun Run in Petaluma (he has completed over 1,200 races in his life). He was revived after receiving 23 minutes of chest compressions from a cardiac nurse Vanessa Cummings and two other bystanders and was transferred to Santa Rosa Memorial …

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In Oceanside, California (June, 2023) 67-year-old David Mills’ life was saved after he received 70 minutes of in-hospital and out-of-hospital CPR and electrical shocks from an AED. He had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest after a heart attack blocked an artery to his heart, and thanks to the rapid response and advanced hospital care, he …

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On April 30, 2023, a 26-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest while she was running in the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run in Philadelphia. Bystanders administered CPR until the emergency services arrived and provided an electric shock with a defibrillator. No information is available about her current condition, but it was reported that her …

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On April 1, 2023, Michael suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while sitting next to his wife, Valerie Layton, who was at church practicing songs for the Sunday service. Valerie and a group of bystanders administered CPR until the fire rescue arrived. Half an hour later, Michael woke up in the UF (University of Florida) Health’s …

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Jani Morales, an ultrasound technician who was trained in CPR, resuscitated a man at a Rays baseball game when she noticed he had turned blue and immediately delivered CPR. When the paramedics arrived, they asked her to help them apply defibrillator pads so that they could deliver a shock. Later on, they informed her that …

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