This save likely would not have happened if Coon Rapids Cardinal Little League wouldn’t have taken the time to make sure ALL of its coaches are properly trained!” “About 10 minutes later, the paramedics arrived and shocked Denny four times, bringing him back from the dead. “Without hesitation, Ryan started compression-only CPR,” said Scott Latta, CRCLL President. As part of the CRCLL safety course taught by Coon Rapids City Police Officer Brian Platz, Founder and Director of Coon Rapids Chapter of Heart Safe, the league’s managers and coaches are instructed on how to properly execute compressions-only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

McCann is a first-year Tee Ball Coach in the Coon Rapids (Minn.) Cardinal Little League (CRCLL), and had completed his league-required safety training course only weeks before his friend, Dennie Damman, suffered cardiac arrest during a local adult softball league game. In the instant when Coon Rapids Cardinal Little League volunteer Ryan McCann watched his friend slump to the ground from a heart attack, he responded by performing a life-saving act. How a person responds to an emergency is unique to each situation. McCann’s heroic act during the league’s annual Little League Day. Coon Rapids (Minn.) Cardinal Little League (CRCLL) recently honored Mr. Ryan McCann (left), a Tee Ball coach with the Coon Rapids (Minn.) Cardinal Little League (CRCLL), used the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training taught by Coon Rapids Police Officer Bill Platz (center) during the league’s mandatory safety training day, to safe the live of his friend, Dennie Damman (right).

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