TALTY, Texas – Alicia Pederson, an American Heart Association employee and CPR instructor, put her prior training and knowledge to work to save one of her newborn puppies who appeared lifeless after birth.
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Her dog, Izzie, was pregnant and began giving birth to puppies early Saturday morning, March 1, 2014, in the living room of her Talty, Texas, home. The dog's yelps awoke the family. When they entered the living room, Pederson says, she saw the lifeless puppy.
“The way she appeared so lifeless at first,” Pederson told inForney.com. “I feared that she may be too far gone for the CPR to work.”
“But I knew I had to at least try,” said Pederson.
Using her training, Pederson began using a conventional method of CPR. “I had to clear her airway, give compressions, and then gave a tiny little breath,” she said. Miri, the puppy's new name, short for miracle puppy, began to breath again.
“It was an amazing thing to see her pink up and start breathing on her own,” said Pederson.
In an interview with the American Heart Association, Pederson said, “As a CPR instructor, I always tell my students that this is something I'm glad that you're wanting to learn. It could be a friend or loved one's life you could be saving.”
Like this case, it could be a newborn puppy.
To learn more about the American Heart Association, visit their website.
To watch Alicia Pederson's complete interview with the American Heart Association, watch the Youtube video below.
“The way she appeared so lifeless at first,” Pederson told inForney.com. “I feared that she may be too far gone for the CPR to work.”
“But I knew I had to at least try,” said Pederson.
Using her training, Pederson began using a conventional method of CPR. “I had to clear her airway, give compressions, and then gave a tiny little breath,” she said. Miri, the puppy's new name, short for miracle puppy, began to breath again.
“It was an amazing thing to see her pink up and start breathing on her own,” said Pederson.
In an interview with the American Heart Association, Pederson said, “As a CPR instructor, I always tell my students that this is something I'm glad that you're wanting to learn. It could be a friend or loved one's life you could be saving.”
Like this case, it could be a newborn puppy.
To learn more about the American Heart Association, visit their website.
To watch Alicia Pederson's complete interview with the American Heart Association, watch the Youtube video below.