High school students in Texas took courageous action to save a teacher whose life was in unexpected danger.
Adam Compton, a social studies teacher at San Antonio's MacArthur High School, suddenly went into cardiac arrest on November 7, 2024, while leading an after-school skating club meetup.
“I was skating really calmly that day, trying to conserve energy and try harder tomorrow, and all I remember was sitting down for a little while,” said Compton, 46. said. KENS 5 News.
Teenagers at the club claimed Compton botched a trick and hyperventilated before passing out in front of students.
As Aidan Anthony Gonzalez, a third-grader trained in CPR, and Stephen Amaro, a fourth-grader, frantically search for a defibrillator, several students run to the school's athletic trainer Amanda.・I informed Mr. Boyd.
Boyd told the outlet that he could not find the educator's pulse and began CPR.
A few weeks before the incident, Amaro had completed a training course on how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
“I kept saying, 'Focus on your voice, Mr. Compton.' Keep your eyes open. Now, breathe.” Anthony Gonzalez he told KSAT.
Boyd and Amaro then placed AED pads on Compton and shocked him.
“Apparently the shock revived him,” Boyd said.
“I opened everything up and put the pads on him, and that's when the paramedics came and let them take over,” Amaro added. “I never thought I'd have to do it in person because it's unexpected. And it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing and should never happen to anyone.”
Compton was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors determined that the beloved educator had gone into cardiac arrest due to an inherited heart condition.
Ms Compton insisted she had always thought it was just a heart murmur and was thankful the right person was in the right place at the right time.
“I'm still thinking about how unlikely it was,” Compton said.
Compton was eventually discharged from the hospital with a pacemaker and was able to return to school a week later.
He has been at the high school for four years, teaching AP U.S. History and World Geography. According to the school's website.
Texas is one of 26 states in the nation that requires AEDs in schools.
Texas requires each school district to have at least one AED on each campus and an AED-trained employee for student gatherings. According to AED.com.
Students must also receive CPR training at least once between 7th and 12th grade.
