most of next week, but more arctic air may arrive again by next weekend. NOT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO PERFORM C-P-R. BUT IN SOME CASES, IT’S THOSE FEW MINUTES OF CHEST COMPRESSIONS THAT CAN MAKE A SITUATION LIFE OR DEATH. NBC5’S SOPHIA FALBO HAS THE STORY OF ONE TEENAGER. WHO WAS HONORED TODAY. FOR SAVING HIS GRANDMA’S LIFE. <19:49:35:01 – 19:49:42:16> < “He used what he knew, trusted himself and took action to save his grandmother’s life.”> GRANDMOTHER> <20:09:21:24 – 20:09:25:03> < “He’s my living lifesaver. My living angel.”> 14-YEAR-OLD RYAN LONG WAS HONORED FRIDAY WITH BEEKMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT’S áINAUGURAL EAGLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD … AND NAMED C-V-P-H’S ‘HEALTHCARE HERO’ … FOR HIS ACTIONS ON DECEMBER 30TH. WHAT STARTED OUT AS A TYPICAL DAY — QUICKLY TURNED INTO A LIFE SAVING MOMENT.
Middle schooler saves his grandma’s life by learning CPR over FaceTime with nurses
An upstate New York middle schooler saved his grandmother’s life by learning CPR over FaceTime with local nurses nurses.”He used what he knew, trusted himself and took action to save his grandmother’s life,” said Beekmantown Middle School Principal Duffy Nelson.Ryan Long, 14, was honored Friday with the school district’s inaugural Eagle of Excellence Award and named Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s “Healthcare Hero” for his actions on Dec. 30.”He’s my living lifesaver,” said Michelle Hunt, Long’s grandmother. “My living angel.”What started out as a typical day quickly turned into a perilous moment.”There was a lot going through my head,” said Long. “It was a lot.”Long was home with his grandmother when she started to feel unwell. The plan was to take her to the emergency room, but before they could even make it, she stopped breathing.”I just heard a kid screaming in the waiting room, and then I heard a man say, ‘Start CPR,'” said Linda Dumbuya, the nurse on FaceTime with Long. “So, I ran out.”That man was Charlie Hunt, Long’s grandpa, on FaceTime with his grandson. Hunt was already out and planning to meet his family at the hospital. Through the phone, Dumbuya and another nurse coached Long to perform CPR on his grandmother.”Every time he was like, ‘Oh, I feel like I can’t do it,’ like just, ‘Yes, you can keep going,'” said Dumbuya. “Just encouraging him and reminding him how well he was doing.”It was Long’s nearly 10 minutes of compressions before ambulances arrived that saved his grandmother’s life.”I’m very proud of him,” said Michelle Hunt. “And very, very grateful and thankful.”Long’s classmates also learned CPR on Friday from local nurses and paramedics, who said you should call 911 before starting compressions.Nurses suggest humming the 1970s hit song “Stayin’ Alive” to make sure compressions are at the right pace.Long suggested trusting yourself.”If you’re thinking of doing something that’s positive, then do it and don’t stop doing that.”
An upstate New York middle schooler saved his grandmother’s life by learning CPR over FaceTime with local nurses nurses.
“He used what he knew, trusted himself and took action to save his grandmother’s life,” said Beekmantown Middle School Principal Duffy Nelson.
Ryan Long, 14, was honored Friday with the school district’s inaugural Eagle of Excellence Award and named Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s “Healthcare Hero” for his actions on Dec. 30.
“He’s my living lifesaver,” said Michelle Hunt, Long’s grandmother. “My living angel.”
What started out as a typical day quickly turned into a perilous moment.
“There was a lot going through my head,” said Long. “It was a lot.”
Long was home with his grandmother when she started to feel unwell. The plan was to take her to the emergency room, but before they could even make it, she stopped breathing.
“I just heard a kid screaming in the waiting room, and then I heard a man say, ‘Start CPR,'” said Linda Dumbuya, the nurse on FaceTime with Long. “So, I ran out.”
That man was Charlie Hunt, Long’s grandpa, on FaceTime with his grandson. Hunt was already out and planning to meet his family at the hospital. Through the phone, Dumbuya and another nurse coached Long to perform CPR on his grandmother.
“Every time he was like, ‘Oh, I feel like I can’t do it,’ like just, ‘Yes, you can keep going,'” said Dumbuya. “Just encouraging him and reminding him how well he was doing.”
It was Long’s nearly 10 minutes of compressions before ambulances arrived that saved his grandmother’s life.
“I’m very proud of him,” said Michelle Hunt. “And very, very grateful and thankful.”
Long’s classmates also learned CPR on Friday from local nurses and paramedics, who said you should call 911 before starting compressions.
Nurses suggest humming the 1970s hit song “Stayin’ Alive” to make sure compressions are at the right pace.
Long suggested trusting yourself.
“If you’re thinking of doing something that’s positive, then do it and don’t stop doing that.”
