GIRL REVIVES COMPANION
Mouth-To-Mouth Resuscitation
The prompt use of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by a 14-year-old nursing cadet, Carol Knight, of Coalgate, probably saved the life of a companion who lost consciousness after she was thrown from her bicycle in the Glentunnel Domain recently.
Riding through the domain, Helen Righton, aged 13, attempted to slow her bicycle down a steep slope by putting out her leg. Her foot caught in the wheel and she was thrown, the bicycle landing on top of her. Carol rushed over and pulled the bicycle from her. Helen screamed and went limp. Her pulse was very weak and she became blue in the face and stopped breathing. Carol immediately began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Helen started to breathe a minute or so later and coughed up some chewing gum. After a good rest she was able to ride, and examination by a doctor in Darfield showed her to be none the worse for her accident except for some minor lacerations.
Both girls' are members of the cadet division of the Combined Malvern Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30313, 13 December 1963, Page 21
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