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Extraordinary acts: When everyday people save lives
Manage episode 496520851 series 2831303
What would you do if someone’s life suddenly depended on you?
Meet four everyday people who stepped into crisis and saved a life.
A 9-year-old girl calls 911 when her father collapses. A teen athlete performs CPR on a rival player. A librarian administers Narcan to a woman outside the library. A teacher stops the bleeding, and later wrestles with his need to be called a hero.
Resources:
Stop the Bleed by The American College of Surgeons: training resources, including online classes
The American Red Cross: training options, including CPR, first aid, AED, and water safety classes
The American Heart Association: training resources, including CPR, first aid, and AED classes
Suggested episodes:
GUESTS:
Analia and Alex Sinanis: a 9-year-old daughter and her father from New Haven, CT. When Alex, a police officer in North Haven, experienced a medical emergency, Analia called 911 and helped save his life
Magnus Miller: an 18-year-old recent high school graduate, who stepped in to help after a fellow athlete went into cardiac arrest during a basketball game in Oklahoma
Caroline Mandaro: a Youth Services Librarian in Centereach, NY. She administered Narcan to a woman who had overdosed
Patrick O’Connor: a teacher and writer from Massachusetts. He used his Stop the Bleed training after a neighbor's artery was severed by glass
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Chapters
1. Extraordinary acts: When everyday people save lives (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:24:38)
3. Marker 02 (00:38:24)
282 episodes
Manage episode 496520851 series 2831303
What would you do if someone’s life suddenly depended on you?
Meet four everyday people who stepped into crisis and saved a life.
A 9-year-old girl calls 911 when her father collapses. A teen athlete performs CPR on a rival player. A librarian administers Narcan to a woman outside the library. A teacher stops the bleeding, and later wrestles with his need to be called a hero.
Resources:
Stop the Bleed by The American College of Surgeons: training resources, including online classes
The American Red Cross: training options, including CPR, first aid, AED, and water safety classes
The American Heart Association: training resources, including CPR, first aid, and AED classes
Suggested episodes:
GUESTS:
Analia and Alex Sinanis: a 9-year-old daughter and her father from New Haven, CT. When Alex, a police officer in North Haven, experienced a medical emergency, Analia called 911 and helped save his life
Magnus Miller: an 18-year-old recent high school graduate, who stepped in to help after a fellow athlete went into cardiac arrest during a basketball game in Oklahoma
Caroline Mandaro: a Youth Services Librarian in Centereach, NY. She administered Narcan to a woman who had overdosed
Patrick O’Connor: a teacher and writer from Massachusetts. He used his Stop the Bleed training after a neighbor's artery was severed by glass
Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Extraordinary acts: When everyday people save lives (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:24:38)
3. Marker 02 (00:38:24)
282 episodes
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