Four area lifeguards are being called heroes for their intuition and expertise during an emergency at Wellington Aquatics Complex that had nothing to do with the water.
Twice a week youรขโฌโขll see Christina Martinez supporting her two sons, both members of the dive team.
รขโฌยIt builds their confidence and it teaches them about competition,รขโฌย said Martinez.
But on Aug. 9 the lifeguards would respond to an emergency out of the water. Her 20-month old daughter was sitting in her lap on the side of the pool while watching her brothers when she had an atypical febrile seizure.
รขโฌยI took her over to the shade and then I called 911,รขโฌย Martinez.
But four lifeguards led by Coy Davies, a program coordinator, had already sprung into action. Within a minute-and-a-half of the childรขโฌโขs seizure, the lifeguards were aware and alert to what was happening.
รขโฌยCoy brought the baby inside and hooked her into oxygen,รขโฌย said Wellington Aquatics Complex supervisor, Theodore Etter. รขโฌยWe have a tremendous staff that is trained at the top of the level of life guarding.รขโฌย
รขโฌยI was so grateful that the seizure happened here because if it didnรขโฌโขt happen here I donรขโฌโขt know what would have happened with her,รขโฌย added Martinez.
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