In a real Christmas miracle, students save their teacher's life when he tries to nail a particularly gnarly skate trick and goes into cardiac arrest.
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At McArthur High School in San Antonio, Adam Compton, 46, was leading a Skate Club with some students. He was taking it easy, conserving energy when he had to take a sit down. "I was skating real mellow that day, trying to save energy, be able to do some more tomorrow and what I remember is sitting down for a little bit," he told KEN5.
His students immediately noticed something was up with their teacher and rushed over to check on him. But, the situation was already turning drastic by the time they reached him. He had passed out, and the students had to act fast to save their teacher's life.
While one of the students called the emergency services, another ran to get the school medical professional.
Students Quick Thinking Saved Their Teacher's Life
Because of the speed at which they responded, the necessary actions were taken to keep the teacher alive. When Athletic Trainer Amanda Boyd arrived, she checked for a pulse and found nothing. "I turned him over and looked for a pulse and I couldn't find any and from there I knew he needed CPR, so I began compressions," she remembers.
One of the students ran back inside to grab the automated external defibrillator. Another of the students, who had just finished his training with the defibrillator, stepped in to help save the teacher's life. He looked back on the moment with shock. "I never thought I would have to do it in person because it's something you don't expect. And it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing that should never happen to anyone."
As they worked to keep him alive, the emergency services arrived and rushed him to the hospital. Here, he was able to be treated for cardiac arrest and given the necessary treatment. He owes his life to his students and is eternally thankful. "I am just, I'm insanely grateful. I'm 46 years old, and I've got teenage kids and a wife, so it's been a real sobering thought. Just thinking about, like, what if you guys hadn't been there? Thank you, guys. Pat yourselves on the back and everything. You can be very proud of yourselves"
