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University of Iowa athletic trainer shows what’s he got on the basketball court, saving a life.

"I was checking his pulse and watching his breathing... But then he suddenly stopped breathing, lost his pulse, and his lips turned light blue.” This spurred Floy into action.

Brad Floy has been an athletic trainer for the University of Iowa Hawkeye men’s basketball team for 14 years. He’s also an adjunct professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology where he teaches several courses, including first aid and CPR.

Yet the last thing on his mind, as the team began their practice, was that he would have to use an AED to save the life of one of his 20-year-old basketball team student-managers. Floy had used an AED one time before – in 2014 – on an older gentleman who was walking on the concourse of the Carver Hawkeye Arena during off hours.

To learn about Floy's heroic efforts, click here. 

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