Sara Khari

Of course, there is a particular method to it. Definitely listen to the episode for more on how to do it. But the idea is there's no mouth-to-mouth, there's no counting breaths, just pushing on the chest.

Of course, there is a particular method to it. Definitely listen to the episode for more on how to do it. But the idea is there's no mouth-to-mouth, there's no counting breaths, just pushing on the chest.

Yes. Okay, so this is a story that starts in the middle of the night a few months ago in Waco, Texas, when a man named John Lowe is startled awake.

Yes. Okay, so this is a story that starts in the middle of the night a few months ago in Waco, Texas, when a man named John Lowe is startled awake.

Now, John had actually heard about this technique a couple months earlier when he was in a CPR training at work.

Now, John had actually heard about this technique a couple months earlier when he was in a CPR training at work.

So he told me that that night with Angie.

So he told me that that night with Angie.

The hands-only technique had sort of been refreshed in his mind.

The hands-only technique had sort of been refreshed in his mind.

Along with one other thing Avira had said.

Along with one other thing Avira had said.

He had talked about how when a heart stops, like in a cardiac arrest.

He had talked about how when a heart stops, like in a cardiac arrest.

Unless you start CPR as soon as possible.

Unless you start CPR as soon as possible.

And so the part of him that's frozen thaws. He calls 911.

And so the part of him that's frozen thaws. He calls 911.

Getting Angie off the bed and onto the floor.

Getting Angie off the bed and onto the floor.

Just pushing. And now... Hi, Sarah. Oh, my God. Hello. It's clear every second made a difference. How are you feeling? I really feel very good.

Just pushing. And now... Hi, Sarah. Oh, my God. Hello. It's clear every second made a difference. How are you feeling? I really feel very good.

This, of course, is none other than Angie Lowe.

This, of course, is none other than Angie Lowe.

And what Angie would later learn is that night, John did six and a half minutes of hands-only CPR, no small feat. And then an ambulance arrived and took her to the hospital.

And what Angie would later learn is that night, John did six and a half minutes of hands-only CPR, no small feat. And then an ambulance arrived and took her to the hospital.

Over the next few weeks as she stayed in the hospital to recover.

Over the next few weeks as she stayed in the hospital to recover.

And so one day.

And so one day.

And she says it got her thinking about this idea called the chain of survival.

And she says it got her thinking about this idea called the chain of survival.

And she and John have both been thinking a lot about all the people that were a part of her chain of survival.

And she and John have both been thinking a lot about all the people that were a part of her chain of survival.

He turns his head and he realizes it's coming from his wife, Angie, who's lying next to him in bed.

He turns his head and he realizes it's coming from his wife, Angie, who's lying next to him in bed.

That's that's incredible, you guys. I mean, I know I speak for everybody on the show when I say that knowing that we were one small part of that chain of survival is like a mind blowing. And just so I think we were all just so grateful that that it made a difference.

That's that's incredible, you guys. I mean, I know I speak for everybody on the show when I say that knowing that we were one small part of that chain of survival is like a mind blowing. And just so I think we were all just so grateful that that it made a difference.

He has this horrible realization that his wife is likely having some kind of cardiac arrest. And for an instant, he does what any of us would do. He freezes.

He has this horrible realization that his wife is likely having some kind of cardiac arrest. And for an instant, he does what any of us would do. He freezes.

John told me that not long before this moment, just a few weeks before, he had heard an episode we released called How to Save a Life, in which doctor slash Radiolab correspondent Avira Mitra told everyone about a new way of doing CPR.

John told me that not long before this moment, just a few weeks before, he had heard an episode we released called How to Save a Life, in which doctor slash Radiolab correspondent Avira Mitra told everyone about a new way of doing CPR.

Of course, there is a particular method to it. Definitely listen to the episode for more on how to do it. But the idea is there's no mouth-to-mouth, there's no counting breaths, just pushing on the chest.

Yes. Okay, so this is a story that starts in the middle of the night a few months ago in Waco, Texas, when a man named John Lowe is startled awake.

Now, John had actually heard about this technique a couple months earlier when he was in a CPR training at work.

So he told me that that night with Angie.

The hands-only technique had sort of been refreshed in his mind.

Along with one other thing Avira had said.

He had talked about how when a heart stops, like in a cardiac arrest.

Unless you start CPR as soon as possible.

And so the part of him that's frozen thaws. He calls 911.

Getting Angie off the bed and onto the floor.

Just pushing. And now... Hi, Sarah. Oh, my God. Hello. It's clear every second made a difference. How are you feeling? I really feel very good.

This, of course, is none other than Angie Lowe.

And what Angie would later learn is that night, John did six and a half minutes of hands-only CPR, no small feat. And then an ambulance arrived and took her to the hospital.

Over the next few weeks as she stayed in the hospital to recover.

And so one day.

And she says it got her thinking about this idea called the chain of survival.

And she and John have both been thinking a lot about all the people that were a part of her chain of survival.

He turns his head and he realizes it's coming from his wife, Angie, who's lying next to him in bed.

That's that's incredible, you guys. I mean, I know I speak for everybody on the show when I say that knowing that we were one small part of that chain of survival is like a mind blowing. And just so I think we were all just so grateful that that it made a difference.

He has this horrible realization that his wife is likely having some kind of cardiac arrest. And for an instant, he does what any of us would do. He freezes.

John told me that not long before this moment, just a few weeks before, he had heard an episode we released called How to Save a Life, in which doctor slash Radiolab correspondent Avira Mitra told everyone about a new way of doing CPR.