Student heroes leap into action to save history teacher who had heart attack: ‘Thank you forever’

Texas history teacher Adam Compton owes his life to students who jumped into action after going into cardiac arrest during an after-school club meeting, putting their quick thinking — and CPR training — to good use.

“I’m eternally grateful. That’s what it comes down to,” Compton shared on “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday.

“It’s amazing and thank you guys so much. I’m glad you all were there,” he told student Steven Amaro and high school athletic trainer Amanda Boyd, both of whom helped save his life.

Compton sponsors an after-school skating club for youth at MacArthur High School in San Antonio. He was there with the team when he fainted.

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“I felt like coming out of what felt like a daydream, which scared me. I was supposed to be there watching the students, so I asked one of them, ‘How long have I been out?’ He said, ‘A few minutes,’ and that’s the last thing I remember,” he recalled.

Fortunately, Compton found himself in a room of publishers willing to do their part to save his life. The others ran to get Boyd, knowing that his direction would help. Someone called 911.

When Boyd arrived on the scene, Compton was by his side, pale and seemingly lifeless. The situation was difficult.

“I immediately saw that he needed serious help, so I pulled him [onto] his back and took his pulse, and there was no pulse there. I immediately knew he needed CPR if he had a chance to live.”

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An ambulance arrives at the scene at the San Antonio high school where Compton was arrested. (Fox & Friends Weekend/Screengrab)

Amaro, a senior at MacArthur High School, had received his ADRCPR certification just weeks before Compton went into cardiac arrest, he told a local outlet.

He and junior Aidan Anthony Gonzalez grabbed the defibrillator, put pads on Comton and administered the shock. Boyd told the same outlet that the shock was “obviously” what revived Compton.

“When the paramedics came, I let them take over, and I took the guys to the side to let the situation take over,” Amaro told Fox News’ Carley Shimkus.

“We were all 100% scared, but I think I was the most confident because I knew that if I stayed calm it would probably lead to a better outcome. Because when you’re scared, you’re going to be thinking about what you’re going to do next. And not thinking – to – what to do.”

CPR training is required for Texas students at least once between grades 7-12.

Compton is back at school and back to his normal life.

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