Recently, a tween boy managed to save the life of his therapist after learning this specific technique from Netflix show, Stranger Things.

How ‘Stranger Things’ Season 1 Helped a 12-Year-Old Save a Man’s Life

The Netflix series, Stranger Things
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/] stole hearts when it aired.
From a daunting storyline to the characters that would go to the ends of the
world for each other, the series has built a bond like no other. It may be a
series filled with children, but the show has something in it for everyone.
However, now there might be an extra reason for people to watch the show as a
12-year-old used something he learned from it to save a man’s life.

While Stranger Things may have taught its viewers a lot of different things over
the years, this incident may have just lifted the series’ greatness to the next
level.


HOW A 12-YEAR-OLD TOOK INSPIRATION FROM STRANGER THINGS?

According to Screenrant
[https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/stranger-things-save-lives.html], a
12-year-old boy, Austen MacMillan recently ended up using something he had
learned from Stranger Things to save the life of his behavioral therapist, Jason
Piquette after a drowning incident. The incident took place in Florida, at the
swimming pool of McMillan’s house. After an attempt to see how long he could
hold his breath, Piquette ended up passing out underwater.

> Moment heroic 12-year-old boy rescues his therapist from drowning in swimming
> pool and performs CPR – after learning how to do it from Stranger Things
> pic.twitter.com/TNCJeIL5HC [https://t.co/TNCJeIL5HC]
> 
> — NEWS BLOG (@mrichardp411) September 12, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/mrichardp411/status/1701633723177869401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



Thankfully for him, McMillan knew exactly what to do in that situation. After he
noticed that something was wrong with his therapist, the child ended up bringing
him to the shallow side of the pool before trying to call for help. But as no
one was home, he rushed back to Piquette’s side and performed CPR on him, which
brought him out of his knocked-out state.

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After his heroic act, McMillan revealed that he had learned the technique from
watching Stranger Things, though he failed to mention the scene or name of the
episode.


THE STRANGER THINGS EPISODE THAT MIGHT GO DOWN AS A LIFESAVER

Austen McMillan may not have spilled the beans about which episode had taught
him CPR, but fans of the series know that there is only one scene from the
entire series that depicted a CPR scene. And that was in Season 1, episode 8
called, The Upside Down of Stranger Things. The scene showed Winona Ryder and
David Harbour finding the unresponsive body of Ryder’s son in the show, Will
Byers, who was portrayed by Noah Schnapp.



The pair then successfully managed to resuscitate him. While it may have been an
emotional scene, it is evident that it still taught a child to perform a
life-saving technique. Meanwhile, soon it would be the last time that the
viewers could learn from the characters of Strangers Things as the show is
heading towards its conclusion in season 5.  
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/is-stranger-things-season-5-going-to-happen/]

ALSO READ: ‘Stranger Things’ Has Fans Upside Down in Anticipation if Season 5
Can Still Keep Its 2024 Release Date
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What do you think about a child being able to learn CPR from Stranger Things?
Let us know in the comments below.

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The Netflix series, <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stranger Things</a> stole hearts when it aired. From a daunting storyline to the characters that would go to the ends of the world for each other, the series has built a bond like no other. It may be a series filled with children, but the show has something in it for everyone. However, now there might be an extra reason for people to watch the show as a 12-year-old used something he learned from it to save a man&#8217;s life.
While Stranger Things may have taught its viewers a lot of different things over the years, this incident may have just lifted the series&#8217; greatness to the next level.
<h2>How a 12-year-old took inspiration from Stranger Things?</h2>
<a href="https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/stranger-things-save-lives.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to Screenrant</a>, a 12-year-old boy, Austen MacMillan recently ended up using something he had learned from Stranger Things to save the life of his behavioral therapist, Jason Piquette after a drowning incident. The incident took place in Florida, at the swimming pool of McMillan&#8217;s house. After an attempt to see how long he could hold his breath, Piquette ended up passing out underwater.
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&mdash; NEWS BLOG (@mrichardp411) <a href="https://twitter.com/mrichardp411/status/1701633723177869401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Thankfully for him, McMillan knew exactly what to do in that situation. After he noticed that something was wrong with his therapist, the child ended up bringing him to the shallow side of the pool before trying to call for help. But as no one was home, he rushed back to Piquette&#8217;s side and performed CPR on him, which brought him out of his knocked-out state.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-stranger-things-star-matthew-modine-celebrating-batman-day-while-screening-his-short-film-i-am-what-you-imagine/">&#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; Star Matthew Modine Celebrating Batman Day While Screening His Short Film &#8216;I Am What You Imagine&#8217;</a>
After his heroic act, McMillan revealed that he had learned the technique from watching Stranger Things, though he failed to mention the scene or name of the episode.
<h2>The Stranger Things episode that might go down as a lifesaver</h2>
Austen McMillan may not have spilled the beans about which episode had taught him CPR, but fans of the series know that there is only one scene from the entire series that depicted a CPR scene. And that was in Season 1, episode 8 called, The Upside Down of Stranger Things. The scene showed Winona Ryder and David Harbour finding the unresponsive body of Ryder’s son in the show, Will Byers, who was portrayed by Noah Schnapp.
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Stranger things - Season 01 - &quot;Jim Hopper saves Will&#039;s life&quot; || Onlyonescene edits" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXVsdvq_5wI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
The pair then successfully managed to resuscitate him. While it may have been an emotional scene, it is evident that it still taught a child to perform a life-saving technique. Meanwhile, soon it would be the last time that the viewers could learn from the characters of Strangers Things as the <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/is-stranger-things-season-5-going-to-happen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">show is heading towards its conclusion in season 5.  </a>
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What do you think about a child being able to learn CPR from Stranger Things? Let us know in the comments below.

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