This is dashcam footage of a Granbury police officer saving a 3-year-old’s life after he began suffering from a febrile seizure:
Heroic Texas police officer honored after using CPR to save 3-year-old boy suffering a febrile seizure. https://t.co/3dzf943FMs pic.twitter.com/2bD008RVyO
— ABC News (@ABC) October 20, 2016
Here’s much more on the story from NBC News:
NBCDFW – Brayden was visiting his mother at work when he spiked a fever, had a seizure and stopped breathing.
“His eyes were rolling further and further in the back of his head, and it was just something you never want to see your son do,” said Brayden’s father, John Geis.
Miller was close by and heard the call on his radio. Even though he wasn’t directly dispatched, Miller came straight over, making it to the scene long before an ambulance. He calmly took Brayden from his frantic mother and immediately started CPR.
“Just trying to get him breathing,” Miller said. “Everything else that’s going on around you doesn’t matter at that point.”
Miller got out a breathing mask and had Brayden’s dad continue chest compressions until he started breathing again.
“He was crying and it was just relief immediately,” Hoover said.
Granbury’s City Council awarded Miller for his quick thinking Tuesday night. But a hug from Brayden’s little arms is all he needs.
“It feels good to know that he’s all right,” Miller said. “I’m very thankful.”
When I dabbled in the EMT arts many moons ago, one thing I remember learning is that a crying baby is a breathing baby, and that’s exactly what you want to hear after a car accident or some kind of medical trauma like this.
It’s great to see Officer Miller get recognized for saving this little boy’s life and keeping this family together. What a great story!