Tiffany McFall, a nursing student in Arizona, is already saving lives.
She was working as a deck attendant at a swim school when she noticed someone in distress in the water.
“It’s crazy to think that the skills I learned here, I saved my best friend and coworker that day,” said the 18-year-old.“The signs that I saw were, she was twitching, I called her name like three or four times, she would not respond,” said McFall. “It was pretty scary.” Turns out, she was experiencing a seizure while in the pool. With only seconds to act, McFall didn’t hesitate. She entered the pool and let her training take over.Instead, she jumped in, got behind her and supported her weight under her armpits. Focusing on keeping her head above water and putting her in proper positioning to ride out the episode. She safely controlled her body until the seizure was over.
“There was one thing I did say, I will never forget it, it was, 'I’m here for you,' like I was not going to let her go under,” said McFall.“If I had not gone through the training, I probably would have frozen with anxiety,” said McFall. “She came in the day after that happened and said oh my gosh, I have a story to tell,” said Tamara Greabell.“It was amazing that an 18-year-old kid had the knowledge and skills and confidence to do that and maintain her composure, so I was really proud of her,” said Greabell.“She gave me a hug. She was, it was emotional,” said Tiffany.
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