{"id":591126,"date":"2023-09-13T22:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/florida-boy-uses-cpr-he-saw-on-stanger-things-to-save-drowning-man\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T22:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:01:51","slug":"florida-boy-uses-cpr-he-saw-on-stanger-things-to-save-drowning-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/florida-boy-uses-cpr-he-saw-on-stanger-things-to-save-drowning-man\/","title":{"rendered":"#Florida boy uses CPR he saw on &#8216;Stanger Things&#8217; to save drowning man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d82183e0c6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d82183e0c6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/florida-boy-uses-cpr-he-saw-on-stanger-things-to-save-drowning-man\/#Austen_Macmillans_behavioral_therapist_considered_part_of_the_family_credits_the_boys_strength_and_wisdom_for_saving_his_life_calling_him_%E2%80%98a_hero\" >Austen Macmillan&#8217;s behavioral therapist, considered part of the family, credits the boy&#8217;s strength and wisdom for saving his life, calling him &#8216;a hero.&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/florida-boy-uses-cpr-he-saw-on-stanger-things-to-save-drowning-man\/#Underwater_challenge_gone_wrong\" >Underwater challenge gone wrong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/florida-boy-uses-cpr-he-saw-on-stanger-things-to-save-drowning-man\/#A_lesson_from_%E2%80%9CStranger_Things%E2%80%9D\" >A lesson from &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/florida-boy-uses-cpr-he-saw-on-stanger-things-to-save-drowning-man\/#An_important_reminder\" >An important reminder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\"><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"news\" link=\"\/news\"><\/story-emphasis><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar section-news\">\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Austen_Macmillans_behavioral_therapist_considered_part_of_the_family_credits_the_boys_strength_and_wisdom_for_saving_his_life_calling_him_%E2%80%98a_hero\"><\/span>Austen Macmillan&#8217;s behavioral therapist, considered part of the family, credits the boy&#8217;s strength and wisdom for saving his life, calling him &#8216;a hero.&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"8405328001\" title=\"Watch this tweenager save his therapist after a pool game goes wrong\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/85f15097-db23-4195-bb42-39d484c0ea8a-12_year_old_saves_thumb_1.jpg\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/85f15097-db23-4195-bb42-39d484c0ea8a-12_year_old_saves_thumb_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">Watch this tweenager save his therapist after a pool <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> goes wrong<\/p>\n<p>12-year-old Austen MacMillan rescued his therapist Jason Piquette from drowning after seeing how long they could hold their breath underwater.<\/p>\n<p>Humankind, USA Today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>A 12-year-old Florida boy&#8217;s quick thinking and love of &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221; helped him save a man from drowning. Now his mother wants other parents to learn from the near-death experience.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Christina Macmillan was out shopping on Labor Day when her husband called, telling her to pull over so he could tell her some troubling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> involving their 12-year-old son Austen and his behavioral therapist, Jason Piquette.<\/p>\n<p>Piquette had been drowning in the family pool in Wellington \u2014 near West Palm Beach \u2014 and Austen had saved him, Macmillan told USA TODAY on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was in shock,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Underwater_challenge_gone_wrong\"><\/span>Underwater challenge gone wrong<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using a phone timer, Piquette and Austen had been competing to see who could hold their breath under water longer when something went terribly wrong, Macmillan said.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Footage from the family&#8217;s security cameras shows Piquette floating motionless face-down in the pool. Austen checked the timer, saw it had been five minutes and knew that was too long.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70843534007-microsoft-teamsimage-13.png bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70843534007-microsoft-teamsimage-13.png?crop=1437,1079,x241,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70843534007-microsoft-teamsimage-13.png?crop=810,1079,x555,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70843534007-microsoft-teamsimage-13.png?crop=1911,1079,x4,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Courtesy of Christina Macmillan\" caption=\"Austen Macmillan pulls Jason Piquette out of the pool at their home in Wellington, Florida on Sept. 4, 2023.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>Austen dove under water to check on Piquette. Finding him unresponsive, Austen then pulled him from the deep end and set him face-up on the pool&#8217;s shallow steps.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<p>Austen ran out of the front door yelling for help and went to two neighbors&#8217; houses but no one answered his cries. Austen quickly returned to the backyard and began administering CPR. He also tried to use Piquette&#8217;s phone to call 911, but couldn&#8217;t unlock it or access the emergency call button because of a cracked screen.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after getting CPR, Piquette regained consciousness and began throwing up water and blood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I passed out in about 30 seconds and I don&#8217;t know why,&#8221; Piquette told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/living\/story\/12-year-saves-drowning-man-credits-cpr-learned-103105670\">Good Morning America<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m just so amazed at how strong he was and how wise he was in that moment. And I always want him to know that he is a hero.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70842885007-jason-piquette-austen-mac-millan.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70842885007-jason-piquette-austen-mac-millan.jpg?crop=479,360,x0,y96 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70842885007-jason-piquette-austen-mac-millan.jpg?crop=479,639,x0,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70842885007-jason-piquette-austen-mac-millan.jpg?crop=479,271,x0,y128 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Courtesy of Christina Macmillan\" caption=\"Austen Macmillan and his behavioral therapist Jason Piquette at Austen's home in Wellington, Florida. Austen used CPR to save Piquette after he passed out underwater on Sept. 4, 2023.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_lesson_from_%E2%80%9CStranger_Things%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>A lesson from &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Macmillan later asked Austen where he had learned CPR. He told her he remembered it from a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bsJONXntpig\">scene in the show &#8220;Stranger Things.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The emotional, two-minute scene shows Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) and Jim Hopper (David Harbour) giving chest compressions to Byers&#8217; unconscious young son Will (Noah Schn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>). Hopper beats frantically on Will&#8217;s chest in desperation to revive him.<\/p>\n<p>Mimicking those chest compressions, the home video shows Austen hitting Piquette&#8217;s chest and bringing him back to life.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70842884007-jason-piquette-mac-millan-family.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70842884007-jason-piquette-mac-millan-family.jpg?crop=638,479,x1,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70842884007-jason-piquette-mac-millan-family.jpg?crop=360,479,x140,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70842884007-jason-piquette-mac-millan-family.jpg?crop=639,361,x0,y59 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Courtesy of Christina Macmillan\" caption=\"Behavioral therapist Jason Piquette has been on family vacations with the Macmillans. Austen Macmillan used CPR to save Piquette after he passed out underwater at their home pool on Sept. 4, 2023.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>Austen&#8217;s father arrived home a couple of minutes later, dropping his groceries on the way in out of shock at his son&#8217;s panicked cries. His father called 911 and Piquette was admitted to the intensive-care unit overnight and kept on 100% oxygen, Macmillan said.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Even though Austen&#8217;s quick thinking and determination helped save Piquette, he was shaken afterward, his mom said.<\/p>\n<p>Macmillan said he kept asking if Piquette was going to be OK. After a &#8220;miraculous&#8221; recovery, he was released and able to give Austen a big hug the next day.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_important_reminder\"><\/span>An important reminder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70843774007-austen-earns-cpr-certificate.jpeg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70843774007-austen-earns-cpr-certificate.jpeg?crop=3016,4031,x7,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70843774007-austen-earns-cpr-certificate.jpeg?crop=1701,4031,x756,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/70843774007-austen-earns-cpr-certificate.jpeg?crop=3023,3037,x0,y497 16:9\" image-alt=\"Austen earned American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification in a training his mom held at home after he helped save his behavioral therapist from drowning.\" credit=\"Courtesy of Christina Macmillan\" caption=\"Twelve-year-old Austen Macmillan of Wellington, Florida, earned American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification in a training his mom held at home after he helped save his behavioral therapist from drowning.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason the incident shocked Macmillan is Piquette&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>&#8220;I was really surprised that it was someone like Jason drowning in our pool because he&#8217;s very physically fit and very good in the water,&#8221; she said of the behavioral therapist, who has worked with Austen for nearly four years and is considered part of the family.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a reminder that drowning can happen to anyone, and that parents should teach their children CPR and how to make emergency calls, Macmillan said.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>&#8220;The adults are supposed to be the protectors but what happens if something happens to an adult?&#8221; she said. &#8220;The child has to know what to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Macmillan knows that some people aren&#8217;t so lucky. That&#8217;s why she hosted a CPR training for close friends and family at her home this past weekend, when they learned how to perform it correctly from an instructor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to turn this into a more positive way to educate and bring awareness to CPR for other parents, so that this doesn&#8217;t happen,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2023-09-13 19:01:51 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2023-09-13 19:18:07 +0000 UTC\"><\/lit-timestamp><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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