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31-year-old Jason Lewis, a student at Daytona State College’s law enforcement academy, earned his certification on Tuesday night and on Wednesday helped revive a coach who had collapsed at the school’s fitness center.
“I just went over to see if he was okay, and I saw him go down,’ said Tosi describing his reaction when he rushed to save Mike Phelan.
Phelan, a faculty member at Daytona State College, collapsed at the school’s gym on Wednesday. Tosi, and two students who were nearby, rush to him.
Baseball coach Mike Phelan was not breathing.
“We had some students who were qualified, doing CPR on him. They did an excellent job,” Tosi said.
Tosi ran over and grabbed the automated external defibrillator, or AED .
“You’ve got two, and there’s an electrical lead to it,” he said. “We all kind of worked as a team and got it on him.”
It was the first time, an AED had ever been used since the college acquired the devices.
“You’re a little nervous and all, but you just kind of remember your training.”
As for the faculty member who collapsed. One shock was administered and he regained consciousness.
“He was in surprisingly goods spirits,” said Tosi.
Phelan is recovering at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
