Capt. Christopher Anderson saving the world
AW1Ed sends a link to the story of US Army Captain Christopher Anderson, the company commander of the Dearborn Army Recruiting Company, who spotted an SUV that hit a parked car. The driver was unresponsive when Anderson stopped to investigate and the captain smelled smoke;
Anderson grabbed the driver from behind, and a bystander grabbed the driver’s feet to help get the driver away from the car.
“I knew I had to do CPR, but I also needed a tempo for the compressions,” Anderson said.
Anderson remembered what his instructor had told him from his Army CLS course. He was told the tempo of the song ‘Staying Alive’ is pretty close to how fast CPR compressions are supposed to be administered.
“So I asked this kid who was standing close by to find the song ‘Staying Alive’ on his cell phone,” Anderson said. “Once the song started, I focused on matching my compressions to the beat.”
The driver groaned and gasped for air as Anderson began CPR. While Anderson was doing compressions, the driver’s gasping became more frequent, which meant the driver was breathing more air.
“I felt as if he was still fighting to stay alive,” Anderson said. “He just couldn’t breathe, but he was trying.”
An older gentleman, who also knew CPR, assisted Anderson.
Rescue workers arrived on the scene and used a defibrillator on the victim. They told Anderson that the casualty had a pulse by the time they sent off to the hospital.
From the Army Times;
“I don’t want to be called a hero,” Anderson said about his actions on June 12, according to TRADOC. “I stopped to help because it was the right thing to do — not just as a soldier, but as a good human being.”
Category: Real Soldiers
Good work, Captain.
By that I mean saving a life, not implanting “Staying Alive” in my head so I can’t get rid of it.
Too late, the damage is done, it’s stuck in my head, too. OTOH, I can see where that beat might be useful for CPR!
If it helps, try thinking of the Stone’s tune Miss You 🙂
If it helps, get “Another one bites the dust” stuck in your head instead. It has the same beat and (ironically) works for CPR as well. 🙂
Sing ‘Enery the 8th…that will clear out “stayin alive” LOL
Thank you, Captain Anderson, for doing a good job.
Now I can’t get that noise out of my head.
I’ll see your John Travolta, and raise you the entire NORK Army!
“Airplane” trumps ’em all.
Glad he was in the right place at the right time.
On a nitpicking note, anyone know what the deal is with the beret in OCP’s? I thought that it was only authorized with Class A’s and B’s.
Beret is the default head gear in garrison, regardless of uniform. Ball caps are only for the outfield these days.
“Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I can’t get either, I really try
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
I’m a dancin’ man and I just can’t lose
You know it’s alright, it’s okay
I’ll live to see another day
We can try to understand
The New York Times’ effect on man”
Well this driver will live to see another day thanks to the good captain and the good samaritan who helped along with the first responders who came along afterwards.
Nicely done all around.
Brave man… pulling a guy out of a car in Detroit.
Now that takes guts!
Hell, getting out of your car in Detroit takes guts. It’s great the Captain’s car was still there, when this was done.
LMFAO
Well done, CPT Anderson. Damn well done.