GOOD NEWS REPORT: A Missouri hero teenager saved a babys life inside a Wal-Mart Wednesday. The panicked mother of the infant, who stopped breathing, was trying to revive her 11-month-old infant. Seventeen-year-old Abby Snodgrass was trying on clothes in a nearby dressing room and rushed over to help. She did not look alive. And once I saw that no one was doing anything, I asked if anyone knew CPR, Hillsboro High, where Snodgrass attends school, teaches its students CPR at the beginning of every semester. Snodgrass told ABC she was nervous about performing CPR on the infant. The one thought that crossed my mind initially was, What if this doesnt work? And I just had to push it out of my mind and keep going because I knew thats what I had to do, Snodgrass said. With Snodgrass help, the infant began breathing again. This story highlights the importance of learning CPR. The American Heart Association, which has created CPR training kits for schools, says on its website, Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the U.S., but when ordinary people, not just doctors and EMS, know CPR, a victims survival rate can double, or even triple. Currently, twenty states, including Minnesota, Texas and North Carolina, require CPR training in order to graduate high school. The family of the infant released a statement, saying their daughter is happy and healthy. As for Snodgrass, she plans to join the National Guard when she graduates. This is Dennis O’Neill, reporting for the GOOD NEWS REPORT.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:56:02 +0000
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