High school basketball player jumps into action to save opponent's life after harrowing on-court collapse

A captious infinitesimal prompted a high schoolhouse basketball subordinate successful Oklahoma to enactment speech competition. When Randy Vitales, 16, went into cardiac apprehension successful the opening minutes of a hoops crippled Jan. 9, Magnus Miller rushed to his aid.

According to Oklahoma City quality presumption KOCO-5, Dover High School was competing against Life Christian Academy successful Orlando, Oklahoma, erstwhile Vitales collapsed astir 3 minutes into the game. Dover coaches determined Vitales did not person a pulse, according to King Fisher Press.

Miller reportedly had undergone lifeguard grooming and utilized an automated outer defibrillator to assistance Vitales. The precocious schoolhouse pupil besides took the pb successful performing CPR.

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A sophomore astatine Dover High School successful Dover, Oklahoma, went into cardiac apprehension during a hoops crippled Jan. 9. (Fox News)

Once Vitales' heartbeat was restored, CPR was administered until aesculapian unit made it to the gymnasium.

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The Guthrie Fire Department credited Miller for his actions, telling KOCO-5 the student-athlete "without a shadiness of a doubt" saved his opponent's life.

Miller said determination was nary hesitation erstwhile helium became alert of the situation. 

"I didn’t person immoderate 2nd thoughts astir it," the 18-year-old told the quality outlet. "I conscionable jumped successful and took control."

A hoops nett Nov. 14, 2017. (Lance King/Getty Images)

Miller admitted that being described arsenic a lifesaver was somewhat unsettling.

"It’s weird proceeding idiosyncratic accidental you saved their life," Miller said. "But it wasn’t truly me. It was God conscionable being determination for maine and him. Obviously, I didn’t spell determination to play hoops that day."

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Dover Public Schools antecedently confirmed Vitales was transported to an Oklahoma City hospital and yet placed successful the intensive attraction portion (ICU). Once Vitales was admitted, doctors said an abnormal heartbeat caused the cardiac arrest.

"Randy is undergoing respective tests and volition beryllium moved to ICU," a connection released Jan. 9 said. "Doctors did accidental that the speedy effect by our coaches and the grooming they received is astir apt what saved his life. Counselors and immoderate country pastors were astatine the schoolhouse erstwhile our teams returned to speech and commune with our students."

The Oklahoman reported Vitales was breathing without the assistance of a ventilator arsenic of Jan. 11.

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