EPISODE · Jul 25, 2025 · 49 MIN
Extraordinary acts: When everyday people save lives
from Audacious with Chion Wolf · host Connecticut Public Radio
What would you do if someone’s life suddenly depended on you? Meet four everyday people who stepped into crisis and saved a life. A 9-year-old girl calls 911 when her father collapses. A teen athlete performs CPR on a rival player. A librarian administers Narcan to a woman outside the library. A teacher stops the bleeding, and later wrestles with his need to be called a hero. Resources: Stop the Bleed by The American College of Surgeons: training resources, including online classes The American Red Cross: training options, including CPR, first aid, AED, and water safety classes The American Heart Association: training resources, including CPR, first aid, and AED classes Suggested episodes: 911, What’s Your Emergency? Tales From Dispatch More than a bodyguard: Will Geddes on the art of protection GUESTS: Analia and Alex Sinanis: a 9-year-old daughter and her father from New Haven, CT. When Alex, a police officer in North Haven, experienced a medical emergency, Analia called 911 and helped save his life Magnus Miller: an 18-year-old recent high school graduate, who stepped in to help after a fellow athlete went into cardiac arrest during a basketball game in Oklahoma Caroline Mandaro: a Youth Services Librarian in Centereach, NY. She administered Narcan to a woman who had overdosed Patrick O’Connor: a teacher and writer from Massachusetts. He used his Stop the Bleed training after a neighbor's artery was severed by glass Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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