Grade 11 student Madeleine Caza learned how to perform CPR at St. Patrick High School
THUNDER BAY — A city high school student has been recognized for helping to save her dad's life after he went into sudden cardiac arrest.
After Clare Caza woke up to the sounds of her husband, Michel, gasping for air, she called out to him, but he was unresponsive and quickly stopped breathing. Madeline described how she "just put my hands the way they were, and then just started, and the 911 operator was counting with me until the firemen came. It just felt like a natural instinct. I didn't even think twice.""I was able to save my dad's life because of the training," she said. "I definitely think it's important that all schools provide the program.
Michel Caza is expected to make a full recovery, and is grateful for his family's quick response, saying "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them and the ACT high school program.""It still seems kind of surreal. I feel we got so lucky, you know, we really, really got lucky...The stars aligned for him."
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