On Jan. 27, Ridgecrest resident Sharon Hicks received a Red Cross Lifesaving Award for administering CPR for 10 minutes to save the life of Anthony (Joe) Rice. Medical personnel credit Joe’s survival to Sharon’s immediate and persistent actions.
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Antelope Valley Woman Uses Red Cross CPR Skills to Save A Life
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What Was in the Cards for Lisa DeLuca? Saving a Life.
Thursday, September 8th, 2011Burbank Parks and Recreation employee Lisa DeLuca flexed her Red Cross given muscles and saved the life of Jocelyn Factor who collapsed during her weekly visit to the Joslyn Adult Center’s game room.
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Aerospace Supervisor Given “a Second Life” Thanks to Co-worker’s CPR Skills
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011Edward Merhabskie never thought he was a candidate for a heart attack. The 53-year-old supervisor at Senior Aerospace SSP in Burbank exercises six days a week and hasn’t touched a doughnut in 35 years.
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CPR Training Prepares Topanga Resident to Take Action
Friday, December 3rd, 2010Topanga Canyon resident Janice Harman and her husband, Bo Tasker, were bike riding in the early evening of Nov. 7 in San Diego’s Mission Bay when they heard screams for help from a man on the beach. Janice performed CPR on the man’s 5-year-old son for at least 7 minutes.
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Lifesaver and Survivor Reunite: Two Lives Forever Changed
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Ten months after his near fatal heart attack, Thomas Fittro got to meet and thank the stranger who gave him CPR and saved his life in a Marina Del Rey parking lot.
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CPR Training Becomes Lifesaving Recipe for Local Chef
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Thomas Fittro, 64, is on a long road to recovery. His life could have ended in a Marina del Rey parking lot, however, if it weren’t for the lifesaving actions of a sport fishing company employee who came to Fittro’s aid when he suffered a heart attack.
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