A 7-year-old Sterling Heights girl is doing well after a Good Samaritan and first responders saved her during an asthma attack Wednesday, they said.
The girl's mother told police the attack sent the girl into cardiac arrest, officials also said.
Sterling Heights police officers and firefighters were called at about 4 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 5600 block of Amberwood Drive near Mound Road and Metropolitan Parkway for a report of a girl who wasn't breathing, according to authorities.
Officers arrived and found a female Good Samaritan performing CPR on the girl, they said.
Police took over for the woman. The girl was unresponsive and did not have a pulse, according to the officers.
Firefighters and medics arrived and they took over the rendering of aid before taking her to a hospital.
Police officials released an officer's body camera video of the incident.
Sterling Heights Police and Fire Save 7-Year-Old Girl
On September 20th, 2023 at approximately 4pm
The Sterling Heights Police Department and Sterling Heights Fire Department were dispatched to the 5600 block of Amberwood on a 7-year-old female not breathing.
Upon arrival Ofc. Colton Conley and Ofc. Ryan Hartsmith observed a female bystander already assisting in doing CPR. The officers immediately took over CPR and provided breaths to the unresponsive 7-year-old who did not have a pulse, and was not breathing. After providing CPR, the Sterling Heights Fire Department arrived on the scene and took over life-saving care. The child was quickly transported to the hospital where she is now doing well and is in stable condition.
The officers interviewed the child's mother and the child apparently suffered an asthma attack and went into cardiac arrest.
The outstanding work once again by Sterling Heights first responders made the difference in this life-or-death situation.
We train together, as a team for moments like this to be able to save the lives of the citizens that we serve.
Posted by Sterling Heights Police Department on Thursday, September 21, 2023
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