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Isaac Samuelson, 17, had just finished a trek through New Mexico with other members of West Hempstead’s Boy Scout Troop 613, and was looking forward to napping on the flight home. He wasn’t expecting to help save a life. Soon after Southwest Airlines flight 2847 took off from Cimmaron, New Mexico, on July 11, one of the passengers went into cardiac arrest. As the emergency unfolded, Samuelson found himself searching the cabin for anyone who might have epinephrine, or adrenaline, in any form, as troop
parent Rachel Travis performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the unresponsive man. “I think that’s the most scared I’ve ever been,” Samuelson said. “And I’ve been around bears before.” The man’s face had turned blue, he had no pulse, and he probably would have died if not for the quick actions of the Boy Scouts. Two weeks earlier, Samuelson, Travis and fellow West Hempstead Troop 613 scouts Akiva Secter, 14, and Michael Tarnor, 14, had embarked on a hike across Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. The trip, arranged through the National JewContinued on page 7
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