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Texas history professor Adam Compton owes his life to students who jumped into action after he went into cardiac arrest during an after-school club meeting, putting their quick thinking — and CPR training — to good use.
“I’m just eternally grateful. That’s what it comes down to,” Compton shared with “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday.
“It’s amazing and thank you so much. I’m glad you all were there,” he told student Steven Amaro and high school athletic trainer Amanda Boyd, who helped save his life.
Compton sponsors a skate club for teenagers at MacArthur High School in San Antonio. He was present with the group when he lost consciousness.
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Teacher Adam Compton is “eternally grateful” after his students and athletic director helped save his life. (Fox & Friends Weekend/Screengrab)
“I felt myself snap out of what seemed like a reverie, which disturbed me. I should have been there watching the students, so I asked one of them, ‘How long have I been out?’ He said, ‘A couple of minutes,’ and that’s the last thing I remember,” he recalled.
Fortunately, Compton found himself in a room of ready skaters do your part to save his life. Some ran for Boyd, knowing her leadership would help. Another called 911.
By the time Boyd arrived on the scene, Compton was on his side, colorless and seemingly lifeless. The situation was terrible.
“I knew right away that he needed serious help, so I pulled him over [onto] back and took his pulse, but there was no pulse there. I knew immediately that he needed CPR if he had any chance of living.”
Emergency services arrive on the scene at the San Antonio high school where Compton suffered a heart attack. (Fox & Friends Weekend/Screengrab)
Amaro, a student at MacArthur High School, received his ADRCPR certification just weeks before Compton went into cardiac arrest. he told a local outlet.
He and junior Aidan Anthony Gonzalez grabbed a defibrillator, put pads on Compton and administered a shock. Boyd told the same newspaper that the shock was “supposedly” what brought Compton back to life.
“When the paramedics came, I let them take over and I took the boys to sit on the side so they could understand the gravity of the situation,” Amaro told Fox News’ Carley Shimkus.
“We were all scared 100%, but I think I was the most confident because I knew that if I was calm it would probably lead to a better outcome. Because if you’re in a panic, you’ll be thinking about what to do next and not thinking – in order – what to do. “
CPR training is required for Texas students at least once between 7th and 12th grade.
Compton is now back in school and back to his normal life.
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