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When my father collapsed suddenly, an episode of the US comedy in which Steve Carell does CPR to the tune of Stayin’ Alive sprung miraculously to mind
TL;DR
- The author's father suffered a massive cardiac arrest on a hot summer day.
- The author remembered a CPR technique from 'The Office' using the Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' as a guide for chest compressions.
- He performed CPR for 13 minutes until paramedics arrived, who stated he may have saved his father's life.
- The father survived the event, spending 57 days in a coma and four months in the hospital.
- Colleagues from the author's gym, where he works as a personal trainer, also assisted in his father's care.
- The author credits the episode of 'The Office' for enabling him to perform CPR effectively.