Campus recreation employees use training, quick thinking to revive Oxford man from cardiac arrest
Credit: Ole Miss
Rob Barber (front, left) suffered a cardiac arrest while working out with his wife, Janie Barber, at the University of Mississippi’s South Campus Recreation Center. UM staff members Shannon Richardson (back, left) and Gabby Sokol used CPR and their training to help save his life. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
Author: Ole Miss News Release
Published: 12:27 PM CST March 8, 2021
Updated: 12:27 PM CST March 8, 2021
OXFORD, Miss — He doesn't remember it, but Rob Barber's heart stopped beating for almost a full minute after he collapsed recently while exercising at the University of Mississippi's South Campus Recreation Center.