Peter Lombardo, 17, had just got out of gym class, went to the locker room and collapsed. His heart was pumping really fast, but he thought it was normal because he had just been running sprints. He had no pulse, no heartbeat, and was turning blue. Teacher Phil Miedema and athletic trainer Brett Knoop jumped into action. Knoop administered CPR …
6 Celebrities that Became Lifesavers to Ordinary People
By Andrea Konsoer Have you ever dreamed of being ‘saved’ by your favorite celebrity? Come on, admit it, maybe at least once? Well, ladies and gentlemen…your dreams have become reality! A-listers and reality TV stars are saving people across the globe. Thank goodness these celebs were in the right place at the right time and most importantly, brave enough to jump …
Teen in Missouri saves Baby with CPR in Walmart
Another teenage hero has saved a life thanks to the CPR she learned in high school. Hillsboro High School student Abby Snodgrass was in a Walmart dressing room when she heard a distressed mother call for help. Abby ran from the dressing room and found a crowd gathered around a mother with an 11-month-old infant girl. The child’s mother was panicked …
Teen girls rescue drowning paddle boarder
Three teenage girls noticed a paddle board floating on lake, and floating next to it, a man face down in the water. Jessie Page, Zoe Farrell, and Alexis Koester jumped into the water and swam over to the man, unaware of whether he was alive. They thought he might have been floating for fun, but when they saw him face-down, …
Teen girl and her brother save their Father with CPR learned in High School
In Kingston, Washington, two siblings performed CPR, and helped save their father’s life after he went into cardiac arrest in late April. It was a Sunday afternoon and Mark Potter, 53, had been mowing the lawn. His daughter Kyleigh, 14, came around a corner and found her father unconscious and not breathing. He was sitting in a chair in the …