I have a confession to make — very few musicians exist that I’d prefer to rescue me from peril than Jack White of the the Raconteurs and the White Stripes. Unfortunately, rock concerts themselves present immediate danger with little chance of such a rescue. At a 1996 Smashing Pumpkins concert in Dublin, Ireland, a 17-year old girl was once so severely crushed that she went into cardiac arrest and later died at a hospital. Even though 110 security guards were present, the girl’s trauma wasn’t noticed until it was too late. Of course, several other crowd stampede deaths have occurred at rock concerts, including shows by The Who, Public Enemy, AC-DC, and Pearl Jam.

Sometimes, these disasters are averted, and a recent Raconteurs show, Jack White himself noticed a girl who had fainted, so plucked her out of the crowd. The scoop comes from the Kansas City Star’s Back to Rockville blog:

•B2R reader Vicky said: “We were front, right. Seems the girl passed out and was handed forward. Jack came off stage and picked her up. She was very limp. He handed her off to the security, and she was taken backstage. After a few moments he was back on stage, recouped and finished “Carolina.” I hope she is OK. Wish it had been me.”

•Wrote KevRocket: “We were in the balcony, so we had a pretty clear view of the incident on the front row. A security person/bouncer stopped right in front of where the young lady was standing/leaning. He then walked away, and I saw Jack just staring that same direction. I knew something was wrong when Jack came to the edge of the stage. I was surprised when he ended up picking this girl up and out of harm’s way. I have seen a lot of concerts, and that was a first.”

Jack White quite likely saved this girl’s life. Do you think you’re gonna get that kind of service at a Justin Timberlake concert? Not bloody likely. JT wouldn’t want to ruin his precious manicure.