History teacher from Texas Adam Compton credits his life to students who sprang 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 just eternally grateful. That’s what it comes down to,” Compton said on “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday.
“It’s amazing and thank you so much. I’m glad you all were there,” he told student Steven 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 ‘eternally grateful’ after students and an athletics director helped save his life. (Fox & Friends Weekend/Screen Capture)
“I felt like I was waking up from some kind of daydream, which worried me. I was supposed to be there looking at the students, so I asked one of them, ‘How long have I been gone?’ He said, ‘A few minutes,’ and that’s the very last thing I remember,” he recalled.
Luckily, Compton was in a room with skaters who were ready do their part to save his life. Some ran to get Boyd because they knew her guidance would help. Another called 911.
By the time Boyd arrived on the scene, Compton was standing at his side, colorless and seemingly lifeless. The situation was dire.
“I knew right away he needed serious help, so I pulled him over (on his back) and took his pulse, but there was no pulse. I knew right away he needed CPR if he had any chance of living. “
An ambulance arrives on the scene at the San Antonio high school where Compton went into cardiac arrest. (Fox & Friends Weekend/Screen Capture)
Amaro, a MacArthur High School senior, was ADRCPR certified just a few weeks before Compton went into cardiac arrest. told a local outlet.
He and junior Aidan Anthony Gonzalez grabbed the defibrillator, placed the electrodes on Compton and delivered a shock. Boyd told the same outlet that the shock “apparently” revived Compton.
“When the paramedics came, I let them take over, and I took the boys to sit off to the side and let the seriousness of the situation sink in,” Amaro told Fox News’ Carley Shimkus.
“We were all 100% scared, but I think I had the most confidence because I knew that if I was calm it would probably lead to a better outcome. Because when you panic, you start thinking about what you’re doing next should do and not think – in order – what to do.”
CPR training is required for Texas students at least once between grades 7-12.
Compton is now back in school and has returned to his normal life.
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