Ms. Peters, do you remember the first time you heard about resuscitation? When I was a child, it was a completely abstract concept from movies and television. I only truly understood what it meant during my medical studies. Because the topic was never addressed at school or in everyday life, I think I had a largely unrealistic idea of an almost “magical” revival of a doomed patient, and I assumed that one would need outstanding skills and knowledge to be able to resuscitate someone. Fortunately, I quickly learned that anyone can perform resuscitation, and as a physician, you simply have a few more tools at your disposal and, ideally, can address the underlying cause.