Cheerleader, 17, has cardiac arrest at sports event. Her mom saves her life

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Cheerleader, 17, has cardiac arrest at sports event. Her mom saves her life
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“This is my baby and I have to save her,” mom Andrea Joe told TODAY.

Keianna Joe was preparing for the event, which her mother was attending, when she collapsed.

Keianna was on the floor unresponsive, in cardiac arrest. Her mother, who said she could not find a pulse on her daughter, is a certified medical assistant who took action on the spot., I know how to do this. This is my baby and I have to save her,” she said.I was like, ‘Come on, Keianna Come on. We’re not doing this. We’re not doing this today,’” she said.“The vision of her laying there, not moving, not breathing, not responding, was the scariest moment of my life,” she said.

The shock, along with more CPR, helped Keianna’s heart beat again. Dr. Zeb Spector, who treated Keianna at Duke Children’s Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, said her mother played a vital role in saving her.

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