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Appleton Honors 11-Year-Old Who Performed CPR to Save Her Mother

A 911 dispatcher coached Josie Pethan through chest compressions that restored a pulse.

Overview

  • The medical emergency occurred a few weeks earlier while the sixth-grader was home sick in Appleton, Wisconsin.
  • After sensing trouble, she first called her grandparents, and a dispatcher then phoned the home to guide CPR step by step.
  • Josie performed compressions until first responders arrived, and a pulse was restored before they took over.
  • EMTs transported her mother to a hospital, and officials report she is recovering and doing better.
  • The Appleton Police and Fire Departments and the City presented certificates and challenge coins, praising that “heroes don’t always wear uniforms.”