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EMT Students Save Instructor During Simulation with CPR, Defibrillator

5/8/2026

Summary

Story summary

Six EMT students performed CPR and used a defibrillator to revive instructor Karl Arps after he suffered cardiac arrest on March 25 during a simulation at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Gold Cross Ambulance and Greenville First Responders arrived within minutes, crediting the students’ rapid actions for his survival.
Arps underwent triple-bypass surgery, spent seven days in the hospital and plans to return to work in a few months.

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Story summary

Six EMT students performed CPR and used a defibrillator to revive instructor Karl Arps after he suffered cardiac arrest on March 25 during a simulation at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Gold Cross Ambulance and Greenville First Responders arrived within minutes, crediting the students’ rapid actions for his survival.
Arps underwent triple-bypass surgery, spent seven days in the hospital and plans to return to work in a few months.