The following article is from WSVN News in Fort Lauderdale FL. It illustrates the importance for EVERYONE to know the basics of CPR. We never know what we will encounter as we go about our daily lives. When we all wake up in the morning we never know the people we will see, the adversities we may face or the situations we may find ourselves in.
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Please, take our CPR course, whether you purchase the certification or take the free course. If ever faced with a situation in which you may need to save someone's life, we want you to have the skills and knowledge necessary.
This baby gets to sleep at home tonight, and will live a long, happy life because someone knew CPR.
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Two neighbors are being hailed heroes after rescuing a 19-month-old from drowning in a community lake Monday.
"It's a horrible, horrible feeling and I don't wish it upon any other mother," said Stacey Williams.
Williams almost lost her one and only son, Marcus. "He's my one and only child, so, I'm very happy he's here," she said.
Williams had Dacosta Rohan and Zikiya Gines to thank for saving her son. "It's just amazing, because if she didn't do that, he would've died," she said. His stomach was completely filled up with water. She just saw his legs and arms moving and kicking and she did CPR right away."
Gines and her boyfriend, Rohan, pulled the boy from the lake of their North Lauderdale home. When Rohan looked out of the window toward the water, he thought he saw a turtle, but it turned out to be the toddler. The boy fell in while playing a game of hide-and-seek with his dad. "I think that's when he slipped through the door. So, the dad thought he was in there watching TV, said he was kind of quiet for awhile, and then he heard screaming," said Williams. "That's when he looked out to see what was going on and noticed Marcus was missing and he ran out."
By that time, the couple had already sprung into action. "So, finally we opened the screen door and I jumped into the lake. By the time we jumped into the lake, the baby had stopped kicking," said Rohan.
That's when his girlfriend's flight attendant training kicked in. "It just clicked. So, I start doing my compressions. I'm like, one, two, three and he started throwing up and I flipped him over and I started doing my compressions again," said Gines. "I did the whole, flight attendant training, it just kicked right in."
The couple then drove the child to Plantation hospital. "The doctor came out and gave us a hug and was like, you did a good job," said Gines, who was moved to tears, "We saved a life."
Williams also cried when it dawned on her that if it weren't for the deeds of her neighbors, her son would've drowned. "He would've been gone," she wept, "so, I'm very grateful he's alive."
The boy will remain at Plantation hospital for the next two days for observation.
(Copyright 2010 by Sunbeam Television Corp. All Rights Reserved.)
Our companion website, www.newlifecpr.com features American Heart Association compliant CPR certification courses, First Aid certification courses, CPR courses for Healthcare Providers and Professional Rescuers. Anyone can visit our site and take the complete course for absolutely FREE! If you need a certification, they can be purchased for only $14.95!
Please, take our CPR course, whether you purchase the certification or take the free course. If ever faced with a situation in which you may need to save someone's life, we want you to have the skills and knowledge necessary.
This baby gets to sleep at home tonight, and will live a long, happy life because someone knew CPR.
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Two neighbors are being hailed heroes after rescuing a 19-month-old from drowning in a community lake Monday.
"It's a horrible, horrible feeling and I don't wish it upon any other mother," said Stacey Williams.
Williams almost lost her one and only son, Marcus. "He's my one and only child, so, I'm very happy he's here," she said.
Williams had Dacosta Rohan and Zikiya Gines to thank for saving her son. "It's just amazing, because if she didn't do that, he would've died," she said. His stomach was completely filled up with water. She just saw his legs and arms moving and kicking and she did CPR right away."
Gines and her boyfriend, Rohan, pulled the boy from the lake of their North Lauderdale home. When Rohan looked out of the window toward the water, he thought he saw a turtle, but it turned out to be the toddler. The boy fell in while playing a game of hide-and-seek with his dad. "I think that's when he slipped through the door. So, the dad thought he was in there watching TV, said he was kind of quiet for awhile, and then he heard screaming," said Williams. "That's when he looked out to see what was going on and noticed Marcus was missing and he ran out."
By that time, the couple had already sprung into action. "So, finally we opened the screen door and I jumped into the lake. By the time we jumped into the lake, the baby had stopped kicking," said Rohan.
That's when his girlfriend's flight attendant training kicked in. "It just clicked. So, I start doing my compressions. I'm like, one, two, three and he started throwing up and I flipped him over and I started doing my compressions again," said Gines. "I did the whole, flight attendant training, it just kicked right in."
The couple then drove the child to Plantation hospital. "The doctor came out and gave us a hug and was like, you did a good job," said Gines, who was moved to tears, "We saved a life."
Williams also cried when it dawned on her that if it weren't for the deeds of her neighbors, her son would've drowned. "He would've been gone," she wept, "so, I'm very grateful he's alive."
The boy will remain at Plantation hospital for the next two days for observation.
(Copyright 2010 by Sunbeam Television Corp. All Rights Reserved.)
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