Fox Valley Technical Training Center Students

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Mr. WIED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of EMT students at the Fox Valley Technical College Training Center in northeastern Wisconsin for their quick thinking and their lifesaving action.

On March 25, 72 year-old EMS instructor Karl Arps was acting as a patient during a simulated chest pain scenario when the emergency certainly became real.

The students recognized that Mr. Arps was experiencing cardiac arrest and immediately put their training into action. After nearly 5 minutes of CPR, his heart began beating again.

As students who are still preparing to enter the field, their ability to recognize the emergency and respond with such speed and confidence is truly extraordinary.

Mr. Arps has spent 25 years in EMS and has dedicated himself to preparing the next generation of emergency responders. In this remarkable moment, that exact training helped save his own life--a true testament to Mr. Arps' teaching abilities.

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Arps a speedy recovery and recognizing these students for their courage, composure, and lifesaving work.

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