Thanks to a?Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer's quick wit, a baby was timely saved at the US airport.?
This officer who is being hailed as a hero is named?Cecilia Morales. She jumped into action while working at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey when a young mother realised her 2-month-old son had stopped breathing while they waited to cross the security checkpoint. This is what?the TSA said in a?press release?on Thursday.
When the baby stopped breathing at the airport, it created panic and?the mother was seen screaming for help from fellow travellers and staff. However, once alerted to the situation, Morales shouted instructions at the mother who tried to save her baby, but Morales quickly realised she would need to get involved.
"She was so nervous and I knew if I didn't get over there, it wasn't going to be a good outcome," Morales, a former EMT, said in a statement. "I jumped over the checkpoint conveyor belt rollers and she gave me the baby. I performed the infant Heimlich manoeuvre on him."
They then waited for the paediatric EMT to arrive at the scene to give the baby some oxygen a short time later.Although the experienced first responder had performed the life-saving trick on many adults and children while working as an EMT, she said it was the first time she did it on an infant.
¡°Two months on the job and she¡¯s literally a life-saver,¡± said Thomas Carter, TSA¡¯s Federal Security Director for New Jersey. ¡°Officer Morales¡¯s quick reaction and actions helped ensure that this family will have a happy holiday season. Her actions were inspiring.¡±
People on social media called this a Christmas miracle.?
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According to reports,?Morales is a trained emergency medical technician (EMT) with 10 years of experience.?
A noble act.?
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