Everywhere I go these days, I seem to run into Hello Kitty. She is so popular, in fact, that you can find just about anything with the Hello Kitty image on it. MP3 players, CD players, TVs, shirts, games, bags, toasters and cameras, etc. And today I’ve learned that there’s a hospital decked out in Hello Kitty stuff in the maternity ward.
Here is another example of the importance of learning CPR. We never know when these skills will be required, and when the need for it arises, we must be ready.
A 13-month-old boy stumbled into a five-gallon bucket of water, and nearly drown. The boy’s mother was in the shower, but had left the bucket out. It contained a mixture of water and fabric softener that she was going to use to clean clothes.
The mother had taken a quick, 5-minute shower, after which she found her son, headfirst in the bucket, not breathing. She called 911 as relatives performed CPR until medics arrived.
The boy is now getting treatment at Children’s Hospital in Seattle, where he is expected to make a full recovery.
At ProCPR we have Infant Rescue Breathing and Infant CPR videos available for everyone, among others. The full CPR Training Video Library is free for all.
-via WenatcheeWorld
Wow, talk about timing! Not just one, but two babies were born at this time on this day, and to add to the oddity, both weighed in at 8 pounds, 8 ounces.
Meet Hailey Jo Hauer and Xander Jace Riniker, both born at 8:08 a.m. on 8/8/08, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, in neighboring states.
Xander, born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the eighth grandchild for his mother’s parents. And he’s not the only one in his family with an unusual birthday: His 2-year-old brother, Kael, was born on 4/5/06.
Lindsey Hauer thought staff at Lake Region Hospital in Minnesota were joking when they told her the time of her daughter’s birth. And then she got a call from the birthing suite noting Hailey’s weight.
This inspired several hospital staff members to buy lottery tickets, including Xander’s father: Chad Riniker.
-via MSNBC.com
Nintendo and Starlight are continuing their 16-year partnership to put smiles on kids faces by introducing brand new “Fun Centers” into hospitals all across North America.
People who want to help support the mission of Nintendo and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation can visit Starlight’s Site of a Million Stars at www.millionstars.org. Click on Mario’s star to place a star in Nintendo of America’s Galaxy. Starlight’s goal is to unite 1 million caring people and organizations to bring seriously ill children and their families out of the dark. Placing a star in Nintendo of America’s Galaxy is free and includes space for a message about the nature of your support and a link to your favorite Web site. You can also choose to add special features to your star or upgrade to a constellation for a tax-deductible donation of $5 to $100.
View the full press release after the break.
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