Texas history teacher Adam Compton owes his life to the 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 forever grateful. This is how it came down to it,” Compton shared with “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday.
“It's amazing and I thank you guys so much. I'm glad you're all there,” he told student Stephen Amaro and high school athletic trainer Amanda Boyd, both of whom helped save his life.
Compton sponsors an after-school skating club for teens 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 “forever grateful” after students and the athletic director helped save his life. (Fox & Friends Weekend/Screengrab)
“I felt myself coming out of what seemed like a daydream, which bothered me. I was supposed to be there monitoring the students, so I asked one of them: ‘How long have you been out?’ He said: ‘A few minutes,’ and that’s the last thing I remember.”
Fortunately, Compton found himself in a room full of willing skaters Do your part to save his life. Some ran to get Boyd, knowing her guidance would help. Another called 911.
By the time Boyd arrived on the scene, Compton was at his side, colorless and seemingly lifeless. The situation was terrible.
“Immediately I knew he needed serious help, so I pulled him onto his back and took his pulse, and there was no pulse there. I knew immediately he needed CPR if he had any chance of living.”
An ambulance arrives at the scene at San Antonio High School where Compton goes into cardiac arrest. (Fox & Friends Weekend/Screengrab)
Amaro, a senior at MacArthur High School, received his ADRCPR certification just two weeks before Compton went into cardiac arrest. a local outlet said.
He and his junior, Aidan Anthony Gonzalez, grabbed a defibrillator, placed pads on Compton and administered an electric shock. Boyd told the same outlet that it was the trauma “apparently” that revived Compton.
“Once the paramedics arrived, I let them take over, taking the boys to sit on the side to let the gravity of the situation take over,” Amaro told Fox News' Carly Shimkus.
“We were all 100 percent scared, but I think I was the most confident because I knew that if you were calm it would probably lead to a better outcome. Because if you panicked, you would think about what to do next.” And not thinking – in order – what to do.”
CPR training required For Texas students at least once between grades 7-12.
Compton is now back at school and back to his normal life.
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