Everyday Heroes
CPR and AED use save lives in the real world. These news stories attest to the power of bystander action and the importance of being prepared.
First responders honored for saving runner during cardiac arrest in lancaster county
Wakefield EMS, police, and firefighters were able to save a man when he went into cardiac arrest during the Red Rose Run in June 2023.…
Texas Teen Died Then Came Back to Life After Suffering Cardiac Arrest
16-year-old Sammy Berko from Missouri City, Texas suffered a sudden cardiac arrest after climbing a rock wall and ringing the bell. A radiologist on the…
Teenage soccer player's sudden cardiac arrest shows importance of on-site athletic trainers
Teenage soccer player Omar Clunis suffered a cardiac arrest after a game in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Athletic trainer Ashley Chrestman was called. She immediately…
Soccer coach saves 15-year-old’s life with CPR after he went into cardiac arrest during practice
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…
Bronny James’s Cardiac Arrest
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…
Man saved by CPR at Petaluma fun run
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…
Man suffering cardiac arrest recovers after 70 minutes of CPR
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…
A woman went into cardiac arrest at the Broad Street Run and was revived with a defibrillator
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.…
Bystander CPR Helps Michael Overcome Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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…
Rays fan saves life after man goes into cardiac arrest during a baseball game
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…
