Bellevue man dedicates AEDs after cardiac arrest on bike ride

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A sticker on Greg Schraeder’s bike reads “I’m Not Dead Yet.” For Schraeder, it’s more than a joke.

In 2023, Schraeder’s heart stopped during a casual 4-mile bike ride. He survived because four people who happened to join him that day rotated through chest compressions for more than 11 minutes.

The group included a retired doctor, a retired nurse, a retired law enforcement officer and one man who had trained for CPR but never used it until that moment.

“The chances of survival are greatly reduced when there wasn’t an AED on site, like with me,” Schraeder said…

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