>>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. THIS NEXT STORY COULD BE AN
IMPORTANT WAKE-UP CALL FOR US
ALL.
ALL. RETIRED NAVY CHIEF JIM HILL,
THOUGHT HE WAS HEALTHY.
THEN, LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO,
HE HAD A MAJOR HEART ATTACK.
THE ONLY PERSON AT HOME AT THE
TIME, HIS DAUGHTER, REBECCA.
JIM’S LIFE WAS SUDDENLY THRUST
INTO HER HANDS.
>> MY FATHER WAS 49 WHEN HE HAD
A MASSIVE CORONARY.
HE WAS GONE RIGHT AWAY.
AT 30, I FOUND OUT I WAS GOING
TO BE A DAD.
SO, I QUIT SMOKING AND TOOK UP
RUNNING.
RUNNING. I WAS AT THE GYM EVERY MORNING.
EVERY TIME MY BLOOD PRESSURE
GOES UP, THEY PUT ME ON A STRESS
TEST.
TEST. I’VE HAD MANY STRESS TESTS OVER
THE YEARS.
THE YEARS. I STARTED TO FEEL IN THE LAST
MONTH OR TWO, I WASN’T AS
ENERGETIC AS I HAD BEEN.
I REMEMBER THINKING, YOU KNOW, I
SHOULD PROBABLY MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT WITH THE DOCTOR AND
TALK ABOUT THIS.
I DIDN’T.
I DIDN’T. I PUT IT OFF.
>> IT WAS SEPTEMBER 6th.
I WAS HOME WITH HIM.
WE WERE PLANNING, ACTUALLY, A
TRIP TO GO VISIT A MEDICAL
SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY.
>> I FELT A LITTLE BIT OF
STIFFNESS IN THIS AREA OF MY
NECK.
NECK. AND I WENT UPSTAIRS TO LAY DOWN.
>> I JUST HEARD HIM HIT THE
FLOOR.
FLOOR. I WENT TO THE STAIRS AND I
CALLED HIS NAME, THINKING HE
DROPPED SOMETHING.
DROPPED SOMETHING. HE DIDN’T ANSWER, SO I RAN UP
THE STAIRS.
THE STAIRS. HIS LIPS WERE BLUE AND HIS EYES
WERE STARTING TO BULGE BECAUSE
HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BREATHE.
ALL I COULD THINK WAS, I CAN’T
BE IN THIS SITUATION BY MYSELF.
I NEED TO GET SOMEONE TO HELP
ME.
ME. >> 911, WHERE IS YOUR EMERGENCY?
>> MY DAD COLLAPSED.
>> WHERE AT?
>> I DON’T KNOW IF HE’S ABLE TO
BREATHE.
BREATHE. >> I REMEMBER HER ASKING HER TO
PUT THE PHONE NEAR HIS MOUTH TO
HEAR WHAT HE SOUNDS LIKE.
>> HE IS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE.
>> WHAT’S IT SOUND LIKE?
PUT HIM UP TO THE PHONE SO I CAN
HEAR.
HEAR. >> AND SHE WAS SO CALM ABOUT IT,
LIKE YOU NEED TO DO CPR.
I WAS NEVER TRAINED ON CPR.
>> I’M GOING TO COUNT FOR YOU.
READY?
READY? >> YES.
>> YES. >> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN.
>> IT WAS THAT VOICE I COULD
FOLLOW.
FOLLOW. >> IS HE STIRRING, AWAKE AT ALL?
>>.
>>. >> HE IS INHALING.
>> WE’RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THE
COUNTS THEN, OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> I REMEMBER THINKING, OKAY, I
NEED TO DO THIS BECAUSE IF I
DON’T, HE’S NOT GOING TO MAKE
IT.
IT. >> PLEASE WELCOME REBECCA AND
JIM HILL.
JIM HILL. WE’RE SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> JIM, ESPECIALLY, WE’RE GLAD
YOU’RE HERE.
YOU’RE HERE. >> I’M GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> I’LL BET YOU ARE.
YOU NEVER HEARD ALL THAT, ALL
THE 911 CALL OR ANYTHING.
YOU LAY DOWN TO REST.
THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, TWO
DAYS LATER, YOU OPEN YOUR EYES
AND YOU’RE IN THE HOSPITAL?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU FOUND OUT REBECCA HAD
SAVED YOUR LIFE?
>> I WAS THRILLED TO BE ALIVE.
OF COURSE, I’M SO PROUD OF HER
FOR DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AND
KEEPING ME ALIVE.
I MEAN, THAT’S -- EVERYBODY
WANTS THEIR KIDS TO GROW UP AND
BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF
THEMSELVES AND BE SUCCESSFUL.
I KNOW SHE CAN TAKE CARE OF
HERSELF.
HERSELF. SHE CAN TAKE CARE OF ME.
>> REBECCA, WHEN YOU LISTEN TO
YOUR CALM VOICE, I MEAN, I KNOW
YOU MUST BE PROUD OF HER.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> BUT TO STAY CALM IN AN
EMERGENCY LIKE THAT IS BRAVE.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE WHEN YOU KNEW
YOU HAD YOUR FATHER’S LIFE IN
YOUR HANDS?
YOUR HANDS? >> AT THE TIME, I DIDN’T THINK I
HAD HIS LIFE IN HIS HANDS.
I WAS THINKING, HE’S SICK,
SOMETHING’S WRONG.
SOMETHING’S WRONG. WHEN SHE SAID TO DO CPR, I
THOUGHT, THIS IS A SERIOUS
SITUATION NOW.
SITUATION NOW. AND HEARING THE 911 CALL AGAIN,
I’M LIKE, WOW, THAT’S WHAT I
SOUND LIKE.
SOUND LIKE. MY SECOND REACTION IS, THINKING,
OKAY.
OKAY. PEOPLE THINK I SOUNDED CALM.
I COULD HEAR MY VOICE, I WAS
SHAKING.
SHAKING. AND I REMEMBER STANDING OVER HIS
BODY MAKING THE CALL AND HEARING
HER VOICE AND EVERYTHING.
>> JIM, TAKE US BACK TO THOSE
DAYS AND WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE
HEART ATTACK.
HEART ATTACK. DID YOU FEEL OKAY?
LOOKING BACK ON IT, WERE THERE
WARNING SIGNS, MAYBE?
>> THERE WERE A FEW WARNING
SIGNS, IN RETROSPECT, HINDSIGHT
BEING 20/20.
BEING 20/20. I HAD BEEN MORE TIRED.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IN THE
AFTERNOON, I WOULD GET HOME FROM
WORK AND I WOULD WANT TO SIT
DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES.
USUALLY, I’M THE TYPE OF GUY
THAT COMES HOME FROM WORK AND I
JUMP INTO A PROJECT AND GET
INVOLVED IN THINGS.
I WAS STARTING TO TAKE A LITTLE
MORE TIME TO REST AND RELAX.
THEN, ON THE DAY IT HAPPENED, I
FELT SOME TENSION IN MY NECK
HERE.
HERE. YOU KNOW, I WENT LOOKING FOR AN
ASPIRIN, IF I REMEMBER.
>> A BABY ASPIRIN.
>> THAT’S WHAT I KIND OF WANTED,
AS I WAS CONCERNED A LITTLE BIT.
I THOUGHT IT DISSIPATED.
I WENT UPSTAIRS TO LAY DOWN.
AND TWO DAYS LATER, LIKE YOU
SAID, I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> REBECCA, YOU CALL THE 911
DISPATCHER.
DISPATCHER. HE SAYS CPR.
YOU HAD NEVER DONE CPR.
SHE
SHE >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SHE SAID, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO
IT?
IT? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
ABSOLUTELY NOT. IF THAT’S WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE,
LET’S DO IT.
>> APPARENTLY I DID IT WRONG.
AND HE HAD ME TO CONTINUE TO DO
CPR.
CPR. AND I STARTED DOING IT, AND HE’S
LIKE, THAT’S NOT RIGHT.
IT WORKS SO FAR.
>> AND YOU WANT TO BE A DOCTOR.
YOU LOST YOUR MOM.
YOU LOST YOUR WIFE.
YOU WANTED TO BE A DOCTOR SINCE
THAT MOMENT.
THAT MOMENT. HAS THIS, SAVE YOURGING YOUR DAD
LIFE, COMPOUNDED THAT EVEN MORE?
>> FOR ME SPECIFICALLY, IT SHOWS
ME THAT IN A STRESSFUL
SITUATION, I CAN STAY CALM AND
DO WHAT’S NECESSARY.
>> THAT’S OBVIOUS.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, REBECCA
AND JIM ARE GOING TO MEET THE
>>> 911, WHERE IS YOUR EMERGENCY?
EMERGENCY? >> MY DAD COLLAPSED.
>> WHERE AT?
>> HE IS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE.
>> WHAT’S IT SOUND LIKE?
PUT HIM UP TO THE PHONE SO I CAN
HEAR.
HEAR. IS HE STIRRING AWAKE OR ANYTHING
AT ALL?
AT ALL? >> HE’S INHALING BUT IT’S SHAKY.
>> THAT WAS PART OF THE 911 CALL
THAT HELPED SAVE JIM HILL’S
LIFE, AFTER HE HAD A HEART
ATTACK, WITH THE HELP OF THE
OPERATOR, HIS DAUGHTER, REBECCA,
PERFORMING CPR UNTIL A DEPUTY
ARRIVED.
ARRIVED. FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY’RE ALL
GOING TO MEET EACH OTHER.
MEET 911 DISPATCHER SARA
MATTINGLY AND DEPUTY DAMON HALL.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> I REMEMBER YOU.
>> THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU’RE
MEETING.
MEETING. WHAT ARE YOUR EMOTIONS RIGHT
NOW?
NOW? >> HAVE A SEAT.
>> I AM OVERWHELMED.
I WANTED TO MEET YOU GUYS FOR A
WHILE.
WHILE. >> YEAH, SAME.
>> SO, THANK YOU.
>> I DON’T THINK I CAN POSSIBLY
EXPRESS HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR
YOU GUYS BEING THE CONSUMMATE
PROFESSIONALS THAT YOU ARE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> AND, REBECCA, TO MEET SARA,
SHE WAS YOUR GUIDING LIGHT AT A
TIME WHEN YOU NEEDED HER THE
MOST.
MOST. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO HER?
>> YOUR VOICE IS IN MY MIND.
IT WAS SO STEADY.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS
SITUATION, I THINK OF
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. YOUR COUNTING WAS AMAZING.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
>> THANKS.
>> THANKS. I WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO
IT.
IT. I HAD HELP FROM MY WHOLE TEAM.
I HAD SOMEBODY SITTING NEXT TO
KEEPING THE BEAT.
IT’S HARD TO SING "STAYING
ALIVE" WHEN YOU’RE COUNTING AT
THE SAME TIME.
YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TAKING
YOUR NOTES.
YOUR NOTES. SHOUTOUT TO "D" SHIFT FOR MAKING
THIS EVEN BETTER.
>> YOU’RE CLEARLY EMOTIONAL.
I WOULD IMAGINE YOU GET CALLS
LIKE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN TO MEET
SOMEONE WHOSE LIVES --
>> NO.
>> NO. IT’S SO WONDERFUL.
I WAS HOPING I WOULDN’T CRY BUT
I CAN’T HELP IT.
IT’S JUST, WOW.
I’M REALLY GLAD I WAS ABLE TO
HELP.
HELP. >> ALSO JOINING US, WE HAVE
CARDIOLOGY DR. JENNIFER HAIF.
THE SYMPTOMS THAT JIM WAS
DESCRIBING, HOW COMMON IS THAT?
>> IT’S SURPRISINGLY COMMON.
PEOPLE FEEL THINGS IN THE WEEKS
OR MONTHS THAT THEY FEEL ON THE
WAY TO THE HEART ATTACK, THAT
THEY CHALK UP TO BEING TIRED OR
SIGNS OF STRESS, WHEN THEY’RE
GETTING SIGNS THAT SOMETHING IS
NOT RIGHT.
NOT RIGHT. >> TELL US ABOUT THE SYSTEM.
YOU HEAR CPR AND YOU THINK
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH.
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. THAT’S HOLDING ME BACK.
>> HE HAS NEVER HAD AN ALTOID.
APPARENTLY WE CAN SAVE LIVES
WITHOUT MOUTH-TO-MOUTH.
WITHOUT MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. >> THE FIRST THING IS 90% OF
PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE AN
OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST
WILL DIE, WHICH IS A SHOCKING
NUMBER, IF THEY DON’T HAVE CPR.
THAT NUMBER IMPROVES TO 40% IF
CPR IS STARTED OUTSIDE OF THE
FIELD.
FIELD. I THINK MOUTH-TO-MOUTH,
RIGHTFULLY, SCARES PEOPLE AWAY
FROM DOING IT TO STRANGERS AND
PEOPLE GET CONFUSED WITH THE
TIMING OR IF THEY HAVEN’T HAD
FORMAL TRAINING.
FORMAL TRAINING. IN HANDS-ON CPR, YOU DON’T NEED
FORMAL TRAINING.
FORMAL TRAINING. YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR HANDS
TOGETHER AND COMPRESS THE CHEST
TO A BEAT, LIKE "STAYING ALIVE."
>> DEPUTY HALL, DID YOU TELL
REBECCA SHE WAS DOING IT WRONG?
>> NO.
>> NO. SHE WAS DOING A GOOD JOB WHEN I
GOT THERE.
GOT THERE. WHEN I FIRST GOT THERE, SHE WAS
VERY EMOTIONAL, AS I’M SURE
ANYONE WOULD BE IN THAT
SITUATION.
SITUATION. ACTUALLY, SHE WALKED OUT OF THE
ROOM AS I WAS PREPARING
EVERYTHING AND ACTUALLY HAD TO
TELL HER TO COME BACK INSIDE
AND --
AND -- >> KEEP GOING.
>> SHE SAID, I DON’T KNOW WHAT
I’M DOING.
I’M DOING. I DON’T KNOW IF I’M DOING IT
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >> I THINK SHE DID.
>> YOU ALL ARE LIFESAVERS.
>> LITERALLY.
>> LITERALLY. >> YOU’RE A PERFECT STORY FOR A
DAY LIKE TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US