Hero Stories
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Bystanders rally to save pitcher
One evening in August, while warming up to pitch a game for the Knoxville Stars, Ed Boling felt faint and suddenly had difficulty breathing. He walked to the dugout in…
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Instinct saves a life at veteran’s club
“Are you feeling ok?” As she passed through the gaming room, Amy-Leigh Williams overheard one of the guests at Panania Diggers ask this of another. Recognizing the level of concern…
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A winning match no matter the score
Everything and everyone seemed ready for the lawn bowls singles championship at Lavington Panthers last August. The rinks were marked out on the greens, and players were paired up for…
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An Unusual Turn of Events
While interviewing witnesses at a residence, La Porte, Indiana, police Corporal Joseph Toth heard a request on his radio for an ambulance to treat an unresponsive male — at his…
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A Sudden Change of Holiday Plans
“Turkey, sage, butter, celery.” Elodie mentally checked the items off her list as she walked down the main aisle. With Christmas only weeks away, Cora — the hypermarket in Wattignie,…
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Improving the Odds in Rural Communities
When the call came into the Prophetstown, Illinois, police department for a suspected heart attack that day in March 2020, Sergeant Chad Hermes was understandably concerned. In his 21-plus years…
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Slam Dunk: AED helps rescue teen
When Officer Matthew Van Hall was dispatched to St. Louis Middle School, in St. Louis, Michigan, on a Friday evening for a cardiac arrest, he assumed he'd be rescuing an…
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AED Training Helps Save Teen Athlete
October 13, 2015 seemed like a normal evening at Loganville Christian Academy in Loganville, Ga. Eric and Lisa Crawford were in the spectator stands as their 17-year-old daughter, Claire, competed…
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Sixth-Inning Save
It was the bottom of the sixth inning on a sunny spring day in March. Grayson Selepes, a centerfielder for Byrnes High School, and his teammates were trying to hold…
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A school nurse’s toolkit: Masks, hand sanitizer, thermometer, and an AED
As one of only two school nurses serving a student population of nearly 600 kids, Doreen Allen Kellum takes an AED — along with a thermometer, ice packs, facemasks, and…