Brought Back to Life in Boise

You never know when you'll face a life or death situation. David Cleverdon of Boise was driving home last night when that moment hit. Here's his story.

It's National Heart Awareness Month through the American Heart Association. A couple weeks ago we were taught how to do "hands-only" CPR. This procedure is being encouraged because often times people don't step into help because they are fearful or uncomfortable with the whole mouth-to-mouth part. You can make a huge difference by just learning how to properly do chest compressions.

Here's David's story taken from his Facebook page.

So.. Here is something that does not happen every day... I was driving home last night about 8:00pm up Cresent Rim Dr. and there was a body and a bike in the middle of the road... all in dark clothing.. the only way that i saw anything was a blinking LED on a bike helmet.

The guy was not breathing.. had no pulse.. and was slack-jawed and eyes open.. pretty dead.. i called 911 and they instructed me to start CPR.

I worked on him (chest compression) until the EMTs came and took over. They worked on him for a while and then loaded him and took off to the hospital. The Boise PD called me late last night and told me that they had gotten his heart started, but he was not yet breathing on his own.

The officer thought that it was pretty amazing that he might make it, considering that he had been on CPR for 40 minutes, me beating on his chest and then on a machine in the ambulance. I don't know his name, but i hope that he makes it.. All-in-all, an interesting day.

There is no doubt that that man would be dead this morning if it wasn't for David's knowledge and quick thinking, so make it a goal to learn hands-only CPR before you face this type of situation. Thank you for sharing your story David.