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Lifesavers range from police officers, nurses and a salesman to YMCA employees, neighbors and a postal worker
Media Advisory
WHAT: The St. Louis Area Chapter of the American Red Cross will feature nine stories of bravery and heroism during a Lifesaver Award ceremony at Chapter Headquarters. The ceremony is designed to recognize local residents for developing lifesaving skills through training and reaching out to save a life. A variety of individuals from all walks of life will receive honors – from police officers, nurses and an AED salesman to YMCA employees, neighbors and a postal worker.
In addition to these heroes, many of those whose lives were saved will also attend.
Preview of Award Recipients:
• A group of SWAT team members saved the life of a fellow police officer during a training exercise in St. Charles County.
• A 95-year old woman was rescued from her burning home in St. Louis by a postal worker.
• A YMCA patron was saved by employees and fellow members when he collapsed following a workout in Belleville, IL.
• On their way home, Good Samaritans from Wentzville used CPR to revive a jogger who had collapsed alongside the road.
• A 15-year old boy was saved by two PE teachers, an Assistant Superintendent and a custodian after he collapsed in the school gym in New Athens, IL.
• In St. Louis, a neighbor saved a man’s life by pulling him from his burning home.
• A YMCA employee administered CPR and used an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to save the life of a man who collapsed during a workout in West St. Louis County.
• After her car veered off the roadway, a passing motorist, an AED salesman, and two nurses worked together to save the life of a St. Charles County woman suffering from cardiac arrest.
• A neighbor performed rescue breathing on a six-year old boy who nearly drowned in a swimming pool in O’Fallon, IL.
WHEN: Monday, August 7, 2006 – 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter Headquarters
10195 Corporate Square Drive – Creve Coeur, MO
WHY: Since 1984, the Red Cross Lifesaver Program has honored more than 200 St. Louis area residents. The Lifesaver Program is designed to inspire others to seek training in First Aid and CPR through the remarkable stories of local citizens who prepared themselves to respond in an emergency situation. The program supports the Red Cross mission to help our communities prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters and emergencies. For more information regarding this mission or the Lifesaver Award program, please call 314.516.2800, or log on to the Chapter’s website at www.redcrossstl.org
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