RememberSchiff Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 (edited) Troop 1916 Committee Member Laurent Lee, 59, volunteered for a 5 mile scout bike ride as part of the Cycling Merit Badge. Three miles into ride, Mr. Lee stopped to check something on his son’s bike chain. The last thing he remembers is leaning over to look at it. “Then, that’s when I fell over. After that, just everything (went) dark,” Lee said. He had gone into cardiac arrest...no pulse...911 called...13 year old Scout Raphael started CPR... Read the rest of the story at source: https://wtop.com/virginia/2025/09/boy-scout-troop-saves-leader-after-cardiac-arrest-on-bike-trail/ Edited September 10 by RememberSchiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberSchiff Posted Tuesday at 12:47 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:47 PM (edited) More details on Scouts Davin, Raphael, and Avi actions and CPR training. In that parking lot in March, Raphael instantly recalled what he had been taught. “You have to put the palm of the bottom of your hand, you have to push that two inches deep into the middle of the chest. You have to do that a lot during a minute, 100 to 120 [compressions].” While Avi emotionally supported Davin, Raphael and some parents took turns giving Laurent CPR, and continued to do so for at least ten minutes until paramedics arrived. It was then that the boys learned just how well everyone did their jobs. “Some of the new defibrillators don’t fire if they sense a pulse,” explained Davin, “and it didn’t fire, so [the paramedics] knew [my dad] had a pulse.” Laurent is now on his way to a full recovery. Davin later learned from his uncle, a cardiologist, that his father had a 5% chance of survival, “and an even lower chance that he would be completely undamaged with no major injuries,” Davin explained. “As far as we can tell, he does not have brain damage or amnesia.” ... Sources (includes audio and photos - nice Class B's) https://www.fcps.edu/news/classroom-community-how-three-fcps-students-saved-dads-life-thanks-cpr-lesson https://wjla.com/news/local/students-save-life-longfellow-middle-school-fairfax-county-cpr-training-boy-scouts-classroom-lesson-life-saving-emergency-heroes-cardiac-arrest-fcps-program Scout salute to Scouts and their school, Longfellow Middle School , for being a HEARTSafe school. Edited Tuesday at 12:51 PM by RememberSchiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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