Tag: CPR

West High School students honored for fast action that saved a life last year

 Good News Notes: “Two West High School students were recognized on Friday for their quick action that saved the life of Assistant Attorney General David Carlson last year when his car crashed. A school assembly during which Attorney General Sean Reyes presented the students with certificates of appreciation was the first time Carlson got the chance…

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Bend family celebrates girl’s ‘miracle’ recovery

Good News Notes: “Rob Ryan was hanging the Christmas lights at his family’s Bend home one Sunday in November when a 33-day medical nightmare with a miraculous happy ending began. Ryan said he had called a pediatric nurse about his sick 8-year-old daughter, Kelley, who had been lethargic and just not doing well. ‘I know…

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His heart stopped for 19 minutes. CPR saved his life.

Good News Notes:  We’ve all heard it; CPR can mean the difference between life or death, but that saying is especially true for people who experience sudden cardiac arrest. “You can be very young, you can be very old, it does not matter. Cardiac arrest does not discriminate and can affect anyone at any time,”…

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A school resource officer and a nurse saved a student after his heart stopped

 Good News Notes: “M.J. Crumity was just an ordinary eighth-grade boy playing dodgeball in his gym class in Florida on October 1 when his pacemaker quit working. What happened next was extraordinary.” “Knight, a trained emergency medical technician, immediately began CPR. School nurse Annie Dyke arrived with an automatic external defibrillator.” “Crumity has a heart…

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Off-duty firefighter saves passenger’s life during mid-flight cardiac arrest

Good News Notes: “A Savannah, Georgia firefighter was in the right place at the right time during a recent flight, when a fellow passenger’s heart stopped beating in mid-air.” “Firefighter Jaha sprang into action and began performing CPR and administering shocks with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), according to the fire department.” “After a hospital…

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