Dana & Parks: Coaches save 17-year-old who went into cardiac arrest at practice

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An incredible story in the Blue Valley School District in Johnson County - two high school baseball coaches used CPR to save a 17-year-old player who collapsed from cardiac arrest during practice. They spent 12 minutes performing life-saving measures, and the teen survived.

Dana & Parks were joined by Coach Nikolaus Crouch, who described how he sprang into action to save the student's life. The teenager's mom also joined the show and called the coaches "heroes."

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The teen was in the hospital for nearly a week. Doctors are still trying to determine exactly what happened.

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