Rescue Stories
Youth and teachers who have been trained through the ACT High School CPR and AED Program are stepping forward and using their lifesaving skills in a wide range of emergencies involving family, friends, and strangers. Many lives are being saved.
Countless Lives Saved
Basketball coach saves student with CPR and an AED
A Grade 10 student is alive today thanks to the quick provision of CPR and the use of an AED by his basketball coach Mike Rowley, of St. Mother Teresa High School.
Teacher saves a stranger with CPR
An ironic chain of events led to an unusual rescue story for Marcia, a high school teacher in Kingston.
School staff saves life during volleyball tournament
“We were in the middle of a game when a man ran in asking if anyone was a doctor,” recalls Tom. “I told him I knew CPR and rushed to the other gym with Karen.”