Teenage cashier saves man's life with CPR

[TexasTowelie]

Last December, while shopping at Lee’s Marketplace, 55-year-old Bob Lewis sustained a heart attack. His seemingly unsuspecting savior was 17-year-old Ryan Zook.

“I wasn’t really thinking,” Zook said. “It was like, ‘Okay, something is wrong. Do something.’”

Lewis had just arrived at checkout and was paying for his items when he collapsed. While concerned onlookers gathered to see what was wrong, it was Zook who felt for a pulse and started CPR when he couldn’t detect one. Utilizing skills he learned from the Boy Scouts of America, Zook was able to help keep Lewis alive until first responders arrived.

“I can remember up to the pharmacy. I don’t remember turning and walking down the aisle and checking out,” Lewis said. “I felt normal. No elephant on the chest, no achy arms, nothing. I had zero warning.”

Lewis noted his family does have a history of heart attacks and that he was acting strange that night. He interrupted a movie to visit the grocery store for eggnog, something he doesn’t indulge in that often.

Read more: https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/teenage-cashier-saves-mans-life-with-cpr/article_75a62b14-5ccf-51ad-b05b-64fb7a04696f.html
(Logan Herald Journal)

[Doodley]

1. Ryan Zook is a hero. He should be rapidly promoted and given a pay raise.

[Throck]

2. Back in the 70s, first aid and CPR were a part of my high school curriculum.

Public school and state college. In 1980 it was part of my college phys ed curriculum. My kids never saw any of it in their curriculums.