Christmas Miracle! TSA Agent Leaped Over To Help A 2-Month-Old Baby Who Stopped Breathing
TSA officer Cecilia Morales, a trained EMT, used her skills to help revive a 2-month-old boy who stopped breathing
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.
JUST IN: @TSA officer, a former EMT, hailed as a hero after she jumped over a checkpoint conveyor belt to perform Heimlich on an infant who stopped breathing at ?@EWRairport? checkpoint, saving the baby¡¯s life. #TSAHolidayMiracle. The news release: https://t.co/J1yuT05ysw pic.twitter.com/3NfRD7lvPh
¡ª Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) December 23, 2021
"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.
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¡°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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¡ª Diane #gotmyBooster Newman (@dianen207) December 24, 2021
agent Cecilia Morales, thank you for a miracle! https://t.co/ro0pQfo4yy
The thing about EMTs and Paramedics is they have recognize, analyze, respond engrained in them, while others hesitate or freeze. https://t.co/CjPRGUmh6u
¡ª Penny Taylor (@GhostWritingUSA) December 24, 2021
Not all hero¡¯s wear capes! God bless her . https://t.co/ka3Wn6OljQ
¡ª Nykole Rose (@NikkiNu373) December 24, 2021
Did anybody else clock the other officer at the walkthrough stopping a passenger from getting through w/I being screened. Kudos to all the officers on site keeping a cool head and making sure everyone was safe!
¡ª Anita Bryant Park (@TheonlyABP) December 23, 2021
Right person at the right place at the right time https://t.co/fLwbOPCvir
¡ª highwayjill (@highwayjill1) December 24, 2021
Think if she didn't work that way or the woman was before or after that mark. It was literally a miracle. If she was anywhere else, in the car on the way, at the gate.... anywhere else this would have been a different story. I hope the baby gets the medical care needed to live
¡ª angela landgrebe (@angelasrants) December 24, 2021
So comforting to know heroes really do walk among us.
¡ª Serena D. (@serenadondon) December 23, 2021
According to reports, Morales is a trained emergency medical technician (EMT) with 10 years of experience.
A noble act.
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