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“No,” a nervous clerk said.
They continued to work on him and Hannah heard the man’s rib crack. Noah had pressed just right and the bone had broken. But it was important not to stop and they continued.
The paramedics walked into the hotel.
“Bring the defibrillator,” Noah called.
One man went back out to the ambulance while two others knelt beside them.
“No pulse,” Noah said. “We started CPR about two minutes ago,” Noah told the paramedic.
“How long has he been down?”
“Five minutes. You guys got here quick,” he said. “Good job.”
“Only because we were less than a mile away,” the man said.
The paramedic brought the paddles out. “Clear.”
Everyone stopped working on the man and leaned away from him.
When charged, the man’s body jumped. Hannah leaned down to give mouth-to-mouth again, but she felt him gasp.
“He’s breathing,” she said.
“Oh, thank God,” his wife said.
“Pulse is erratic,” one paramedic said. “Let’s get him to the hospital.”
They brought the gurney in, and Hannah rose from the man. She went to his wife.
“He’s doing better,” she said. “He’s still not out of the woods, but he’s got a chance.”
The woman hugged her. “Thank you. Oh, thank you so much. What would we have done if you weren’t here?”
Hannah would never tell the woman, but he would have died. Without CPR, the man didn’t have a chance.
The paramedics had him loaded. The one paramedic smiled at them. “You guys helped the lady who had fallen in the parking lot yesterday. And now, today, you saved this guy. Are we going to see you around?”
“No, we’re leaving tomorrow,” Noah said. “Just as soon as the roads are opened.”
“Safe travels,” he said and hurried to catch up to his crew.
Hannah released the woman. “Ride in the ambulance. Go with them.”
“Thank you,” she said as she hurried after them.
With a sigh, Hannah shook her head and watched as the ambulance drove away. People standing around dispersed and she glanced at Noah.
He took her hand and they stepped onto the elevator.
“This is beginning to feel like work,” she said.
“Yes,” he replied.
“You broke the guy’s rib,” she said not thinking anything about what he’d done. It happened sometimes. When you were doing CPR it was easy to break a rib.
She felt him tense as they reached their floor and stepped off the elevator.
