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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Group of Chicago firefighters, EMTs honored for saving child's life
CHICAGO — A group of firefighters and paramedics were honored Wednesday for their role in saving the life of a 13-month-old child. The group being honored included two Chicago Fire Department paramedics and four EMTs who saved a life after receiving a call about a child in cardiac arrest earlier this year. Thanks to their life-saving measures, the child was brought back to life and on Wednesday, they received Project ADAM's Community Hero Awards for their heroic work. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines When the fire department arrived on the scene that day, the child's parents were already performing CPR on 13-month-old baby Arbora. Crews quickly jumped into action and were able to get the child's heart beating again. She was later taken to the hospital but is now back at home in good spirits. Wednesday's honorees included Chicago Fire Department Ambulance 74's Patrick Papiez, Shlomo Starck as well as Truck 6 EMTs Casey Postilion, Zeko Durovic, Sergio Luna and Andrew Lewandowski. Arbora parents said they are forever grateful for the life-saving work. LATEST CASES: Missing people in Chicagoland 'Incredible job, but the entire team, you know, from the first responders to the nurses to, you know, to the people in the emergency room, to the ICU, the doctors. It was, for us, it was a shock as parents, but they see this kind of thing every day,' Arbora' father said. Project ADAM, is a national non-profit organization committed to saving lives through advocacy, education, preparedness and collaboration to prevent sudden cardiac death. Project ADAM, was created in 1999 after a 17-year-old Wisconsin student, Adam Lemel, collapsed and died while playing basketball. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Home improvement employees perform lifesaving efforts during medical emergency
The Mount Dora Fire Department highlights the Mount Dora Lowe's employees who were honored at a City Council meeting for their lifesaving actions during a recent medical emergency. On Monday, April 7, 2025, at around 5:00 p.m., the Mount Dora Fire Department jumped into action for a cardiac arrest emergency at Lowe's Home Improvement on US Highway 441. Thanks to the quick and courageous actions of the Lowe's employees, a life was saved before our brave first responders had a chance to arrive on the scene. Store staff reported that the patient was alert and conversing with a cashier just before suddenly collapsing and becoming unresponsive without a pulse. Robyn McDonald, a Lowe's employee, quickly fetched the store's Automated External Defibrillator (AED), while Jimmy Givens and Rafael Valdez began administering CPR. The team successfully delivered four AED shocks, resuscitating the patient before the arrival of emergency personnel. When they arrived, the dedicated paramedics from the Mount Dora Fire Department and Lake County Fire Rescue offered compassionate advanced post-cardiac arrest care and swiftly took the patient to a nearby hospital. At last night's May 20 City Council meeting, the Mount Dora City Council, in partnership with the Mount Dora Fire Department, recognized McDonald, Givens, and Valdez with Community Hero Awards for their decisive and life-saving actions. 'Had these individuals not acted so quickly and effectively, the outcome would have likely been much different,' said Fire Chief Hightower. 'This incident is a powerful reminder of the critical importance of community education programs, including CPR, AED usage, and emergency response training.' This result clearly illustrates that bystanders, like the Lowe's Mount Dora team, are trained and ready to respond. The Mount Dora Fire Department continues to advocate for public training in CPR, AED use and Stop the Bleed, reinforcing the impact everyday citizens can have during medical emergencies. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
