Firefighters arrived shortly after being notified of the fire, and were able to locate the dog, and carried him outside where they began mouth-to-nose (or mouth-to-snout) artificial respiration.  They placed an oxygen mask over the dog’s nose and washed some of the soot from his fur.

Firefighters Jamie Giese and Jared Thompson both said they have no formal training in animal rescue.  “It was all improvised,” Giese said.

Thompson said he remembered a few tips from the former reality television show “Rescue 911.”

Coda was taken to VCA Companion Care Animal Hospital in Wausau, and later transported to an animal hospital in Mosinee for an overnight stay to recuperate, Todd Borchardt said Tuesday night.

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The students were jogging when the incident happened.  It was shortly after they had begun when the student fell to the ground.  Fellow students called out for the teacher, Bassel Faltas, who ran about 100 yards to the scene.  He also called 911 from his cell phone on the way.  By the time he reached the boy, he was still breathing, but later stopped.  The teacher began CPR before the paramedics arrived.

The student was taken to Dominican Hospital, and flown from there to Sanford University Medical Center, where he remains hospitalized.

The school has offered counseling to the students to discuss any of their concerns.

Things like this really reinforce the importance of students learning CPR in high school.

-via

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Lee Staudacher, a 69-year-old from Bay City, Michigan, was enjoying the game when his heart suddenly stopped.  There was a dentist nearby that started CPR while others contacted emergency services.  The CPR was prompt, increasing his chances of survival greatly, and there was an on-site AED (Automated External Defibrillator) that was also put to use.

His family stayed nearby and watched while they shocked him with the paddles, and the prompt CPR was a key component in saving his life.  The medical team took him to the University of Michigan Health System’s Cardiovascular Center for treatment.  He didn’t miss the end of the game, as he was able to watch part of the fourth quarter while in an intensive care unit bed.

He’s a Notre Dame fan, but had a great time watching the game between these two old rivals, even though Michigan pulled off a 35-31 victory.  He wants to put the focus on the knowledge of CPR and the quick access of the AED that saved his life, however.

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“I put him on the ground, and I began CPR. And then he began to gurgle. And when he finally began to gurgle, I rolled him over, tried to get the water out of his lungs,” Lianne Azevedo said. The EMT’s praised Lianne for her fast action that saved the little boy’s life. Little Brady Dones was awake and alert when he went to the hospital, and he’s expected to be okay.

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Rudegeair immediately began CPR. “The whole time in my mind, I’m screaming out to God, please don’t take my son,” he said. The four hours he had spent in the CPR class paid off. Logan was brought back to life in less than two minutes. “Finally, he cried out a terrifying scream, and that was the best sound we’ve ever heard,” Logan’s dad said. “It was very sweet — (a) screaming child. Life.” Rudegeair credits the class with giving him the confidence and skills he needed to save his son’s life that day.

Dad learns CPR, saves son 11 days later: woodtv.com

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Chester is a twelve week old puppy, and his owner found him under the water in his pool – not moving.  He ran to the pool, got Chester out and began CPR, administering mouth to snout rescue breaths and some chest compressions.  They managed to bring him back, and took him to the vet where he spent a night in the ER.  He came home the next day as good as new.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXIqoT41E5U

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When firefighter Tammy Rodriguez was greeted by the rambunctious, brown and white pitbull in the Engine 57 station house Friday night, she couldn’t believe her eyes.

“Oh my gosh, are you kidding me?” she said.

Just hours earlier, Rodriguez went to work on the lifeless dog as her colleagues finished putting out the fire in the 1800 block of North Honoree Street.

Firefighter Terry Reilley said the fire “pretty much destroyed” the second and third floors of two buildings.

“And I would imagine water damage probably ruined the first floor of each,” he said.

During her efforts, Rodriguez went through two tanks of oxygen, fed through a mask fitted for animals, and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the animal.

“For a while, there, it wasn’t reacting, but I think just the positive pressure of oxygen made it start breathing, which was exciting.  And then we just kept working her and all of a sudden she just opened her eyes… and then she got up,” recalled Rodriguez.

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A Kuranda woman jumped into floodwaters to rescue a drowning dog then gave it mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to bring it back to life. Petra Lovey yesterday told how she jumped into the Barron River after seeing Jerzy the border collie-cross dive into the swollen waters and get swept under a bridge.

“The last thing I saw were her eyes looking at me as she was swept under the old wooden bridge,” Ms Lovey said. “The Barron River flows like a torrent so it didn’t take much for her to be sucked under the bridge.”

Clare Hensley, who was walking Jerzy, feared the worst but Ms Lovey was determined to save the dog. “Jerzy was fighting it – she was completely submerged and she would have been submerged for about two minutes,” Ms Lovey said. “I knew she would come through the other side but it was a matter of trying to spot her as she came through. I saw a little speck of black in the water so I jumped in, everyone was screaming out to me that she was gone, but I wasn’t going to give up. Somehow I found her body and grabbed her.”

Jerzy was lifeless when Ms Lovey and Ms Hensley got her out of the water. “Clare started to perform CPR but was unsure how to do it properly on a dog so I took over,” Ms Lovey said. “Jerzy was flat – she was gone. But after a few compressions somehow there were signs of life.”

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Not only that, but October is Fire Safety Month, so be sure to check the batteries in your fire alarms.

Here’s the story from my cup:

A dangerous thunderstorm was pounding on the Florida Turnpike on October 13, 2008. Captain Mike Magee and Jeff Werthmuller of Ocala Fire Rescue were off duty and driving on the rain-soaked highway. Suddenly, an SUV spun out of control and flipped over into a ditch of running water, coming to rest on its roof.

Acting purely on instinct, Mike and Jeff raced to the overturned SUV, which was taking on water. As they leapt from their vehicle, the firefighters heard a woman screaming for help, “Get us out! I have a baby in here!”

Using their bare hands, the men dug through the mud and rescued the baby from the broken side window. Then, they broke out another window with a rock and pulled the mother to safety. As the rescue was taking place, Mike and Jeff faced great danger as three additional vehicles spun on the slick pavement and careened off the road around them. With mom and baby safe, they tended to the other victims until 911 assistance arrived on the scene.

Mike and Jeff received the Liberty Mutual Firemark Award for their brave efforts that day, but the two firefighters said they were just glad to be in the right place at the right time. For them, it’s all part of the job.

Mike and Jeff continue to serve with Ocala Fire Rescue and are both instructors at Florida State Fire College. While they might not consider themselves heroes, that mother and child certainly do, and so does Firehouse Subs. (via Firehouse Subs)

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The first piece of lightning safety has to do with making sure you’re in a safe location when a storm comes in.  If you’re at an outdoor event, someone will likely have a safety plan, but you can also plan ahead by locating the nearest safe structures or locations.  Buildings that are normally occupied by or frequently used by people, that have plumbing and wiring to act as a ground.  You can also seek shelter in a car with a hard metal top and the windows all rolled up.  Not convertibles or golf carts.  And remember: do not touch the sides of the vehicle.

When you hear thunder, or see lightning, be aware of how close the lightning is to your location.  You should also begin to move people to a safe location.  I had once heard that the distance of the lightning from your location is about a mile per second between the flash and the thunder, but I learned that when I was a kid and never really questioned it or learned the actual numbers.  It turns out that it is quite different.

The flash-to-bang method is the easiest and most convenient way to estimate how far away lightning is occurring. Thunder always accompanies lightning, even though its audible range can be diminished due to background noise in the immediate environment, and its distance from the observer. To use the flash-to-bang method, count the seconds from the time the lightning is sighted to when the clap of thunder is heard. Divide this number by five to obtain how far away (in miles) the lightning is occurring. For example, if an individual counts 15 seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the bang, 15 divided by five equals three; therefore, the lightning flash is approximately 3 miles away.

Regardless of the distance away, figure out the relative distance to a shelter for everyone, and if necessary make alternate decisions and gather help for crowd control.  Usually there are a number of leaders that will make themselves known who will be sure that things are going smoothly.

Specific lightning-safety guidelines have been developed for the NCAA with the assistance of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

* As a minimum, NSSL staff strongly recommend that by the time the monitor obtains a flash-to-bang count of 30 seconds, all individuals should have left the athletic site and reached a safe structure or location. Athletic events may need to be terminated.

* The existence of blue sky and the absence of rain are not protection from lightning. Lightning can, and does strike as far as 10 miles away from the rain shaft. It does not have to be raining for lightning to strike.

* If no safe structure or location is within a reasonable distance, find a thick grove of small trees surrounded by taller trees or a dry ditch. Assume a crouched position on the ground with only the balls of the feet touching the ground, wrap your arms around your knees and lower your head. Minimize contact with the ground, because lightning current often enters a victim through the ground rather than by a direct overhead strike. MINIMIZE YOUR BODY’S SURFACE AREA, AND MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND! DO NOT LIE FLAT! If unable to reach safe shelter, stay away from the tallest trees or objects (such as light poles or flag poles), metal objects (such as fences or bleachers), individual trees, standing pools or water, and open fields. Avoid being the highest object in a field. Do not take shelter under a single, tall tree.

* A person who feels his or her hair stand on end, or skin tingle, should immediately crouch, as described above.

* Avoid using the telephone, except in emergency situations. People have been struck by lightning while using a land-line telephone. A cellular phone or portable remote phone is a safe alternative to land-line phones, if the person and the antenna are located within a safe structure or location, and if all other precautions are followed.

* When considering resumption of an athletic activity, NSSL staff recommends that everyone should ideally wait at least 30 minutes after the last flash of lightning or sound of thunder before returning to the field or activity.

* People who have been struck by lightning do not carry an electrical charge. Therefore, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is safe for the responder. If possible, an injured person should be moved to a safer location before starting CPR. Lightning-strike victims who show signs of cardiac or respiratory arrest need emergency help quickly. Prompt, aggressive CPR has been highly effective for the survival of victims of lightning strikes.

-via MIAA.net – Lightning Safety

If someone is struck by lightning, here are some steps to take.

1. Go or call for help immediately, including calling 911.

2. Assess the situation.  Is the scene safe?  How many are injured?

3. Check for breathing and a heartbeat, as lightning strike victims often fall victim to cardiac arrest.

4. Administer CPR.  As noted above, people who have been struck by lightning do not carry an electrical charge.  CPR is safe for the responder and has been highly effective.

5. Treat other lightning caused injuries. Besides cardiac and respiratory arrest, other lightning-caused injuries are burns, shock, brain injury, muscular and skeletal damage, and sometimes blunt trauma including broken bones and ruptured organs. Some victims also experience nervous system disruption with loss of consciousness and amnesia. Treat all these injuries with basic first aid until help arrives. Death by lightning usually results from cardiac arrest.

-via About

Now, for a bit of levity, here is video about a woman that survived a lightning strike, thanks to CPR.

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