# @americanredcross on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DA0_GYovZBz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72589564-americanredcross-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-07T15:26:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Red Cross (@americanredcross) — https://gondola.cc/americanredcross

## Caption

One minute, Tom Stolzenburg was enjoying a ping pong match, and the next, he was in cardiac arrest.

“I am thankful and lucky to be alive," Tom said.

He credits being here today because of two people nearby who knew exactly what to do. Karen Staebell and Jessica Schmidt were helping run the ping pong event at a community center in Wisconsin when Tom suddenly collapsed after a match. 

Karen and Jessica — who is CPR-certified — ran over to help and discovered he stopped breathing and did not have a pulse. They immediately called 911 and started CPR. 

Thanks to the duo's quick action and knowledge, Tom is alive today. 

“When you go through CPR training, you never think you’ll be the one having to use the skills," Jessica said. "It just proves you never know when you’ll need to save someone’s life."

To honor Karen and Jessica, the redcrossofwisconsin presented them each with a Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action. This is given to individuals who who step up in an emergency and help save or sustain a life using lifesaving skills.

Let Karen and Jessica's heroism inspire you to learn CPR. 👏🏼

#LifesavingAwards #CPR #SuddenCardiacArrest #CardiacArrest #LifesavingSkills #FirstAid

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suddencardiacarrest, lifesavingawards, firstaid, lifesavingskills, cardiacarrest, cpr

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