{"id":293762,"date":"2026-06-16T12:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/?p=293762"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:36:51","slug":"three-minutes-that-saved-a-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/three-minutes-that-saved-a-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Three minutes that saved a life\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>CHATTANOOGA, TENN.<\/b> <b>\u2014<\/b> Wednesday night Bible class at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralchurchchatt.org\/\">Central Church of Christ<\/a> recently turned into a life-or-death emergency as 64-year-old Keith Braud suffered <a href=\"https:\/\/parentheartwatch.org\/resources\/sca-prevention\/sca-v-heart-attack\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=10053088052&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACc1jPfDGFlFH0AnI1jd2IuhZXijM&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwuanRBhBSEiwAY5y6VzGdWGXR_K02QqkqoS8oZelK9sAWj4R_jynprmx5xaxiyvPTLDMjhxoCVI4QAvD_BwE\">cardiac arrest<\/a> and collapsed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293793\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293793\" class=\"size-resp600 wp-image-293793\" src=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6-600x827.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Central Church of Christ congregation gather in a prayer circle while members of the response team work to save Keith Braud's life.\" width=\"600\" height=\"827\" data-photocredit=\"Photo provided by Central Church of Christ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6-600x827.jpg 600w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6-300x413.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6-1024x1411.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6-1115x1536.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6-1486x2048.jpg 1486w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6-2000x2756.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-6.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-293793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Central Church of Christ congregation gather in a prayer circle while members of the response team work to save Keith Braud&#8217;s life.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the next 2 minutes and 57 seconds, one church member dialed 911 while others performed CPR and retrieved an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/take-a-class\/aed\/using-an-aed\/what-is-aed?srsltid=AfmBOorBAGesh1gjLs618UZB-LqxrJAU5-NUd-lwB8tUj61Wqfcnp254\">automated external defibrillator<\/a>. Before paramedics arrived at the church, the AED restored Braud\u2019s heartbeat \u2014 the result of a successful emergency response plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody just fell into place and did everything they were supposed to do,\u201d said Tammie Crowder, a church member and emergency room nurse of 42 years.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"inline-ad\">\n\t\t\t<promotion-zone zone-id=\"59619\" class=\"ad instory\"><\/promotion-zone>\n\t\t\t<promotion-zone alt-zone-id=\"59698\" class=\"ad instory mobile\"><\/promotion-zone>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2><b>\u2018There was no pulse\u2019\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The emergency unfolded quickly, about 10 minutes into the Bible class in the church\u2019s auditorium. As Braud sat with his wife, Elizabeth, he began to feel something was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I blacked out, I remember thinking, \u2018I\u2019m about to pass out,\u2019\u201d Braud told <i>The Christian Chronicle<\/i>. \u201cA little ringing in my ear, tunnel vision, and that\u2019s all I remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293766\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4620.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293766\" class=\"size-resp600 wp-image-293766\" src=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4620-600x790.jpeg\" alt=\"Keith and Liz Braud\" width=\"600\" height=\"790\" data-photocredit=\"Photo provided by Keith Braud\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4620-600x790.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4620-300x395.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4620-1024x1348.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4620-768x1011.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4620-1167x1536.jpeg 1167w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4620.jpeg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-293766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith and Elizabeth Braud<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When Elizabeth Braud alerted the congregation that her husband had collapsed, registered nurse Evan Johnson reached Braud within seconds. Simultaneously, church secretary Robin Large fetched the AED from the kitchen, as another member called emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I just got up in his face, just trying to see \u2014 did he pass out, did he fall asleep, or are we making a big ruckus out of nothing?\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>As the response began inside the auditorium, church members who were not directly involved in the medical efforts stepped outside. About 20 gathered on the sidewalk in a circle of prayer while the emergency unfolded inside.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293789\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Neill_1958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293789\" class=\"size-full wp-image-293789\" src=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Neill_1958.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Neill\" width=\"300\" height=\"420\" data-photocredit=\"Photo provided\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-293789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Neill<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While Braud lay on the pew, Large brought the AED to physical therapist Rachel Neill, who prepared the device alongside Tabitha Gibbs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were pretty sure we felt a pulse at first,\u201d Johnson told the <em>Chronicle<\/em>. \u201cBut when we laid him down and reassessed, there was no pulse. That\u2019s when we started CPR.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About 1 minute and 28 seconds after the initial alert, Braud had no pulse, and CPR began. As compressions continued, the response team applied the AED as it began charging.<\/p>\n<p>At 2 minutes and 20 seconds, the AED delivered a shock, and CPR continued.<\/p>\n<p>A jolt from Braud followed the shock and rescue breaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy vision started coming on very dimly, and I saw Evan, like right here in my face, and I kind of knew it was Evan,\u201d Braud recalled. \u201cBut the first thing I said was, \u2018Who are you? You need to get off of me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293765\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293765\" class=\"wp-image-293765 size-resp600\" src=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Central Church of Christ used an automated external defibrillator to revive a churchgoer in cardiac arrest.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-photocredit=\"Photo by Ephraim Rodenbach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-293765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Central Church of Christ used an automated external defibrillator to revive a churchgoer in cardiac arrest.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Braud regained a pulse, and two minutes later, police arrived, followed by EMS, which transported him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonspirit.org\/find-a-location\/commonspirit-memorial-hospital-chattanooga-85\">CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital<\/a>. A week later, the Louisiana native returned home to Georgia after physical therapy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AED 100 percent saved my life \u2014 and I wouldn\u2019t be here without it,\u201d Braud said, wiping away a tear. \u201cI\u2019m just so glad I was at church \u2014 God is good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"inline-ad\">\n\t\t\t<promotion-zone zone-id=\"59619\" class=\"ad instory\"><\/promotion-zone>\n\t\t\t<promotion-zone alt-zone-id=\"59698\" class=\"ad instory mobile\"><\/promotion-zone>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2><b>\u2018What if we hadn\u2019t been prepared?\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The outcome of Braud\u2019s medical emergency was swift and lifesaving. Yet, the case underscores a broader concern: If a similar emergency occurred during services or Bible class, would other congregations be prepared to respond?<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltontnems.org\/station-locations\">Mike Garron<\/a>, recruitment and public relations specialist for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltontnems.org\/\">Hamilton County EMS<\/a>, many churches and other organizations fail to prepare for medical emergencies because they assume they are unlikely to occur.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293791\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mike-garron-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293791\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-293791\" src=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mike-garron-copy-300x431.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Garron\" width=\"300\" height=\"431\" data-photocredit=\"Photo provided\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mike-garron-copy-300x431.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mike-garron-copy.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-293791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Garron<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPeople tend to get complacent \u2014 \u2018that\u2019s never happened here\u2019 \u2014 but it will at some point,\u201d Garron said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lack of education. People don\u2019t realize how quickly organs can be damaged without oxygen-rich blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What unfolded in under three minutes in the Central Church of Christ auditorium was guided by an emergency response plan developed and refined over several years. Crowder, the ER nurse, saw the need for the plan\u2019s creation after the lack of an accessible AED contributed to a death at a church retreat she attended years earlier. That experience reshaped how she viewed preparedness in places of worship.<\/p>\n<p>Crowder explained that the foundation of the church\u2019s response plan includes monthly CPR training, AED awareness and clearly assigned roles during emergencies to avoid miscommunication.<\/p>\n<p>The church\u2019s AED is kept in a designated, easily accessible location in the kitchen and includes a guidebook for its use. The building also contains an anti-choking device and a first-aid kit. <a href=\"https:\/\/lifesupportsystems.com\/when-to-replace-aed-pads-and-how-to-do-it-right\/\">Expiration dates<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cpr1.com\/aed-battery-replacement\/\">battery levels<\/a> for each device get checked regularly.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293792\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293792\" class=\"size-resp600 wp-image-293792\" src=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4-600x378.jpg\" alt=\"A GregO2 device used in instances of choking and a manual on how to use it rests on the wall in the fellowship hall.\" width=\"600\" height=\"378\" data-photocredit=\"Photo by Ephraim Rodenbach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4-600x378.jpg 600w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4-2000x1261.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-293792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A GregO2 device used in instances of choking and a manual on how to use it rests on the wall in the fellowship hall.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the Sunday following Braud\u2019s cardiac arrest, members of the response team reviewed security camera footage and participated in an after-action debriefing. They produced a written report on what happened, what worked and where response time or communication could be improved.<\/p>\n<p>Crowder said that such continual refinement is intentional and necessary, noting that the goal is to prepare for any situation before it occurs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293794\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293794\" class=\"size-resp600 wp-image-293794\" src=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1-600x671.jpg\" alt=\"The Central Church of Christ sign rests above the same sidewalks where members of the congregation prayed on June 3, 2026. \" width=\"600\" height=\"671\" data-photocredit=\"Photo by Ephraim Rodenbach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1-600x671.jpg 600w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1-300x336.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1-1024x1146.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1-768x859.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1-1373x1536.jpg 1373w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1-1831x2048.jpg 1831w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1-2000x2237.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/christianchronicle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Threeminutes-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-293794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Central Church of Christ sign rests above the same sidewalks where members of the congregation prayed on June 3, 2026.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s not a person here at this church that wouldn\u2019t give $1,000 to make sure we had an AED after Wednesday night,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In the days following the incident, the congregation has prayed and reflected not only on what happened inside the church\u2019s auditorium but also on the blessing of life and the importance of readiness in any place of worship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote\"><p>\u201cYou think, \u2018It won\u2019t happen at church on a Wednesday night.\u2019 And then what if we hadn\u2019t been prepared? It could have been a very different story.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou think, \u2018It won\u2019t happen at church on a Wednesday night,\u2019\u201d said Large, the church secretary. \u201cAnd then what if we hadn\u2019t been prepared? It could have been a very different story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more resources on how to develop an emergency plan geared for houses of worship, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/file-repository\/reports-and-publications\/developing_eops_for_houses_of_worship_final.pdf\/view\">Guide for Developing Emergency Plans for Houses of Worship.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>EPHRAIM RODENBACH<\/strong>, a sports journalism major at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., is a <em>Christian Chronicle<\/em> intern. 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