Saving a Life “The Office” Style
There’s a famous scene from “The Office” where Michael Scott takes a CPR lesson, and the instructor tells him to perform chest compression to the beat of “Stayin’ Alive” by The Bee Gees. And, of course, it…
CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA – JULY 27: Griffith University medical student Ryan Erskine during critical care training with the Royal Flying Doctors Service teaches cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques at Dunbar Station on July 27, 2018 in Australia. Dunbar is a 2 million acre cattle station situated in the Gulf of Carpentaria along side Rutland Plains typically running 20,000 Brahman breeders and employing a number of men and women as ringers, mechanics, fencers and cooks. The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) was established in 1928 by Reverend John Flynn to provide medical aid to regional and remote communities around Australia. From one single plane, the RFDS has expanded to now have a fleet of 69 aircraft and 115 road vehicles operating out of 24 airbases around the country employing over 1500 staff and contractors. With a land mass spanning 7.7 million square kilometres, one third of the population lives in rural and remote Australia, making a healthcare and emergency service vital for those that live, work and travel in the outback. The Federal Government provided a major funding boost earlier in the year, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announcing $84 million dollars would go to the RFDS for dental and mental health programs as part of the Federal budget in May 2018. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty ImagesThere's a famous scene from "The Office" where Michael Scott takes a CPR lesson, and the instructor tells him to perform chest compression to the beat of "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees. And, of course, it devolves into chaos. Well . . . that scene literally just saved a life.
There's a 21-year-old guy named Cross Scott . . . no relation to Michael Scott . . . in Tucson, Arizona. And he was driving earlier this month when he saw a woman who was unconscious in her car.
He broke the window with a rock and found the woman didn't have much of a pulse, so he knew he needed to try CPR. And . . . that scene from "The Office" popped into his head.
So he started performing chest compressions on the woman to the tune of "Stayin' Alive" . . . and after about a minute, the woman took a breath and threw up.
The paramedics arrived a few minutes later, and they told Cross if he hadn't jumped in, things could've gone VERY differently.
Here is the scene from "The Office"
