You’re looking at KYRedCross volunteer Jeff Backus, who survived two cardiac arrests because bystanders acted quickly and performed Hands-Only CPR.
"I tell people to learn CPR, because the life you save may be mine,” he said.
In 2014, Jeff was running in a park in Louisville, KY, when he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed. Thankfully, an ER nurse (pictured right) was running nearby and quickly reacted by giving him Hands-Only CPR for 20 minutes until EMS arrived.
Her quick action saved Jeff’s life and gave him the opportunity to run a half-marathon just a year after his cardiac arrest.
Then, five years later in 2019, Jeff suddenly collapsed again while running in the same park. This time, a group of high school boys stepped in to help.
"They called 911, and the 911 operator talked them through giving me [Hands-Only] CPR until the EMTs could get there,” recalled Jeff. “That one was more serious. They said they shocked me 11 times in the ambulance and six times in the ER."
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