Babysitter Saves Life

Babysitter Saves Life of Infant Using Skills Learned in Red Cross Course. < Back

Ashlee Doolittle, 14, recently saved the life of an infant she was babysitting, using skills she learned in the Red Cross Babysitting class. Here is a message that Ashlee�s sent to the Red Cross:

I am SO glad I took that babysitting class!! I was watching a 2-month-old tonight, and she was asleep. Then I heard her crying so I went to check on her. When I got there I picked her up and stuff started coming out of her nose and mouth�she couldn�t breathe�she was choking! So I did what they taught us to do (back blows and abdominal thrusts) a few times, then she still wasn�t breathing so I checked her airway. Then I turned her over again upside down and hit her back with the palm of my hand again. She finally got a few breaths. I thought it was over, but she did it again, at this point she was turning blue! So I thought I would try it one more time before I called 911. As I ran in towards the phone and did it one more time and she was fine then. I just cried a little bit and I watched her real close. She was fine after that. I was there by myself, and her mom said she was glad that I was the one with her when it happened because she would have freaked out and not known what to do. So that class did pay off!!!

Love Ash

Ashlee�s story tells it all-training is important even if you are keeping a child for a few minutes.
Please contact our office if you or someone you know used CPR or First Aid training to save or prolong a life.

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