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Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by peakrut, Sep 26, 2009.

  1. peakrut

    peakrut Facebook Admin

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    Way to go Curt! I can still remember the days of us playing baseball everyday when we were kids and me wanting to be a baseball player and you a firemen.


    INGLESIDE -- A 3-year-old boy who was not breathing when found in Duck Lake Friday morning is recovering today because of the quick work of an off-duty paramedic.
    Fox Lake Battalion Chief Larry Van Hoorelbeke said firefighters received a call around 11:20 a.m. of a child not breathing in the back yard of a home in the 26000 block of Longwood Drive. The mother said she found her son in the water and pulled him out.
    At the same time, off-duty firefighter/paramedic Lt. Curt Martin, who lives near the address, was driving down the street when he heard the call and realized it was near his home.
    He administered CPR until the rescue unit came on the scene. Paramedics were able to get a pulse and then on the way to Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center in McHenry the boy was able to breath on his own and cried at one point.
    "That was a good sign," said Van Hoorelbeke. "The off-duty paramedic and the ambulance crew did an outstanding job."
    The boy then was transported by helicopter to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge.
     
  2. Champlain Islander

    Champlain Islander Weekend Warrior

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    Good going Curt.
     
  3. Sliverflicker

    Sliverflicker Grizzled Veteran

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    Way to go Curt!
     

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