SPICEWOOD, Texas (KXAN) -- Scott Hendrix almost lost his life at the Spicewood General Store.
Almost.
When he started having chest pains, he stopped at the general store, hoping he could get a water to hold him over until he got emergency help. But he went into cardiac arrest.
Four people working there stepped in.
"[They] rolled me over, said 'are you ok?' And I said 'I think I'm having a heart attack," Hendrix said.
The four employees, listed below, received the Burnet County Life Saving Award for their actions.
They knew they were getting the awards, but they didn't know Hendrix was waiting in the wings to surprise them at the ceremony.
"The last few days I was in the hospital, I was like how am I going to meet these folks who saved me?" Hendrix said.
The employees said Hendrix was showing symptoms as he got out of his truck in the parking lot.
"Looked at him and I was like ok we have to get him on the floor so we got him on the floor to do CPR," Edwards said. They did so until EMS arrived.
The store employees do not work in a field where workers are required to learn CPR.
However, Johnny Campbell, the executive director of Marble Falls Area EMS, said Hendrix's case proves anyone could need help at any time.
"We're very aggressive on getting the community involved in CPR and the AED aspect and saving these lives," he said.
According to the American Red Cross, the below positions - in addition to health care workers and first responders - do or may be required to know CPR.
