{"id":13726,"date":"2016-02-22T20:14:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T20:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13726"},"modified":"2016-02-22T20:14:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T20:14:21","slug":"firefighter-saves-heart-attack-victim-not-knowing-its-his-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13726","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter Saves Heart Attack Victim, Not Knowing It’s His Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch the report HERE\u203a\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

VALDESE, NC (WBTV<\/a>) \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Michael Kiddy was stocking shelves at his job at Food Lion in Valdese when his heart stopped beating.<\/p>\n

The 60-year-old man collapsed in a back aisle of the store. That spot would have marked the place he died, had it not been for quick thinking witnesses and first responders, including Michael\u2019s own son.<\/p>\n

One of the first to start CPR was 18-year-old East Burke High School student James Crossno.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was just laid out on the floor in the middle of the aisle. Workers were around him trying to wake him up,\u201d Crossno said.<\/p>\n

The high school senior is studying pre-EMT courses and recently became certified in CPR. His training kicked in and he went to work with chest compressions.<\/p>\n

James says others at the scene, including several nurses who happened to be in the store, also helped.<\/p>\n

Not long after Michael suffered his heart attack, a first responder with Valdese Fire showed up and immediately began with respirations.<\/p>\n

Steve Kiddy said he went into work mode and was only concerned with saving a life. Because the man\u2019s face was covered with a guard used in CPR, Steve didn\u2019t know the man lying lifeless on the floor was his own father.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy chief came up and asked me if I\u2019m alright,\u201d Steve said, \u201cand then it dawned on me to check and see who this person is.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Steve realized it was his father, he stood up and let others take over.<\/p>\n

Michael was rushed to Frye Hospital in Hickory in very critical condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think he really understands just what a miracle this is,\u201d Steve said.<\/p>\n

But he actually does. Thursday afternoon, Michael told us he\u2019s eternally grateful for his life and for the people that helped save it, \u201cFrom the beginning all the way to the hospital. I mean I can\u2019t express how much I do appreciate it. Really.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael spent ten days in the hospital and is now at home with a miraculous clean bill of health.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe doctors said it didn\u2019t do any lasting damage,\u201d Steve said.<\/p>\n

Many people contributed to saving Michael Kiddy\u2019s life. Many people who should be commended for knowing and using CPR to keep Michael alive until paramedics could shock his heart back into order.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CPR saved his life without a doubt,\u201d Steve said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s special because they say I was really, really gone,\u201d Michael said, \u201cAnd here I sit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"