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.
“Learning CPR in school helped me take charge of the situation because I knew what to do.”

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Daughter of two paramedics saved by her teachers  

“My situation was serious, but I got through it,” says Annabelle. “If anyone is hesitant about learning CPR, I will tell them that they never know what can happen. And if we know what to do, we’re going to do it.”  

Student saves a life on stage with AED

Singing an Olivia Newton-John song on stage in the Busby Community Hall, Annie had no idea that moments later she would help save someone’s life using the CPR and AED skills she learned in school.  

Student's heroic CPR saves his friend's life

Lennox swiftly remembered the CPR and AED training they had both received through the ACT High School CPR and AED Program at Pemberton Secondary School two years earlier

Family saves father’s life with CPR

Madeleine, 15, was trained through the ACT High School CPR and AED Program, which aims to see all students empowered to save lives

Best friends step up to save woman with CPR 

Tyler and Levi were trained in the ACT High School CPR and AED Program and knew what to do

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.