Alabama News Center — University of Alabama at Birmingham doctor uses CPR, AED to save life of man at the gym

By: Savannah Koplon

For Floyd Lawson, it started off as a normal weekend workout at his local YMCA branch. A veteran, husband, grandfather and gym regular, Lawson usually spends two hours or so at the gym doing cardio, stretching and lifting weights, and then enjoys a visit to the steam room. To say he is active and in good health is an understatement.

However, on that Saturday in spring 2024, Lawson sat up after doing a round of crunches and felt what he described as the blood drain from his body.

“I thought ‘Wow, let me compose myself,’” Lawson recalled. “And that is the last thing I remember. That is, until I saw my guardian angel, Dr. Andy.”

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