Football Player’s Heart Stops, Nurse Comes Out Of Stands To Save Him
September 13, 2010 / Football
Hayward Demison of Central Catholic High (Ore.) had just scampered 45 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter Friday night…but then he suffered a heart attack. Quick-thinking nurse, Lisa Lyver, came out of the stands, applied 60 or so chest compressions and restored his pulse.
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