VIDEO: At a UPMC training center in Lemoyne, Cumberland County, EMT Matt Warner counts out loud with elbows locked and pushing hard and fast. Teaching strangers how to save a life is what he does for a living. Last year, though, Warner became the one who needed saving.
“[During the] Farm Show [in] 2024, I was working in our first aid office. I was perfectly fine that morning, and then, next thing I know, I’m on the ground looking up,” Warner said. Co-workers rushed in, starting CPR and grabbing an AED.
“They did chest compressions on me for about three or four minutes. They delivered one shock and continued chest compressions for another minute or so, and then I woke up there,” he said. At the hospital, doctors discovered a blockage in his heart and put a stent in the then-43-year-old.
Warner says survival often depends on who’s nearby. Bystander CPR saves lives, but research shows only about 20% of people actually step in during an emergency. He says this is, in part, because of fear and myths they potentially see on TV.
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