Loveland grad Reed Stewart among two Miami University Nursing students credited with helping save life of faculty member

Brayden Osborne, left, and Reed Stewart (’22) stand in Miami University Regionals Nursing Lab on the Hamilton campus. The students didn’t know each other before they performed CPR to help save the life of an adjunct faculty member (photos by Alyssa Maul).

Their instincts and training took over as they performed CPR on the unconscious man

by Margo Rutledge Kissell and Miami University News

Junior Reed Stewart and sophomore Brayden Osborne — who didn’t know each other before the medical emergency — took turns performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the instructor of Mathematical and Physical Science outside Mosler Hall on the Hamilton campus. It happened on Dec. 11 during finals week before students left for winter break.

After the man collapsed, Osborne felt compelled to help as he watched Stewart perform CPR, so he offered assistance with the chest compressions before paramedics arrived. Read the full story…

Stewart: ‘This all happened so fast’

Both students said they conducted chest compressions silently to the rhythm of “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, which has become a recommended timing strategy.

“Reed immediately popped up out of his chair and said he could help,” recalled Webb, who phoned security and her supervisor to alert them of the situation.

Stewart said he went outside and found several students standing over the man. They were screaming for help and asking if anyone knew CPR. Stewart ran over and quickly assessed the situation: He wasn’t breathing and had no pulse.

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