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American Red Cross Presents 6 Lifesaver Awards To Residents
The American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter presented Lifesaver Awards to residents from the St. Louis metropolitan area. A variety of citizens from all walks of life received honors for preparing themselves through training and then reaching out to save a life.
The following area citizens received the American Red Cross Lifesaver Award:
o Rochelle Spencer (Dellwood, MO) -– Rochelle Spencer, a Math Specialist in the Riverview Gardens School District, had just finished lunch and was on her way out of a coworkers’ office when one of her coworkers began choking. When the coworker was unable to speak, Rochelle began administering abdominal thrusts until the victim’s airway cleared. Upon arrival, the paramedics gave the victim a clean bill of health.
o Dorothy Rooks and Brandon Kirksey (Spanish Lake) – Dorothy Rooks and Brandon Kirksey, both students at Hazelwood East High School, were stopped in their car at a red light when they noticed two individuals in a parking lot who appeared to be in distress. They quickly pulled in the parking lot to see how they could help.
They found one woman unconscious on the ground with the other individual trying to help her. The two teenagers began administering rescue breaths.
o Aaron Chunn (St. Louis City) – Aaron Chunn saved the life of his next door neighbor, Carrie Morrison, by administering first aid when the woman had a seizure. Aaron knew from his Red Cross training that he should tilt Carrie’s head back and keep her airway clear. He continued to stay with Carrie until emergency personnel arrived.
o Janie Miller and Janice Russell (St. Louis, MO and Springhill, KS) – Sisters Janie Miller and Janice Russell were at their parents’ home when a close family friend collapsed. Janice determined the family friend had no pulse. Janie and Janice immediately began team rescue breathing and CPR. Janice did compressions while Janie gave breaths, counted and monitored their friend’s pulse.
o Jonathan Cook (O’Fallon, MO) – Jonathan Cook was babysitting his next door neighbor when the young girl began choking. Jonathan quickly came to the rescue by delivering abdominal thrusts in a successful effort to clear her airway. Jonathan received his Boy Scout Merit Badge in First Aid in July 2006.
The Lifesaver Award program, sponsored by AAA, is designed to inspire people to get trained in First Aid and CPR by recognizing local citizens who prepared themselves to respond in an emergency situation. Last year, the Red Cross trained more than 85,000 people locally in CPR and First Aid.
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