▲手指CPR救回一隻小蜥蜴的生命。（圖／翻攝自Facebook／Fire and Rescue NSW Station 037 Gordon）
記者詹筠怡／綜合報導
不管是多小的生命，都有活下去的權利！就在2月初，澳洲戈頓（Gordon）地區消防局接獲民眾報案，在家中游泳池發現一隻溺水的蜥蜴，希望消防員到場協助。
這是很不平常的任務，一位消防員立刻抵達報案地點，先是檢查這隻蜥蜴的狀況，接著把牠放到戶外的桌子上，用食指在蜥蜴的腹部進行「心肺復甦術」，期間還不時傳來屋主小孩的加油聲。
▲小蜥蜴幸運撿回一命。
就這麼神奇的，過了十幾分鐘後，小蜥蜴開始緩慢恢復呼吸，下個瞬間就忽然活跳了起來！幸運在消防員的協助下回到了人間，再過半小時，又像沒事一樣回到草叢裡追趕小蟲。這位消防員不願透露姓名，但他在孩子們面前示範了一堂，每個生命都無比重要的一課。
*WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT* with a very happy ending.
On Saturday one our off duty firefighters was asked to attend a neighbourhood pool where a drowning had occurred. Upon arriving at the scene a youngster was laying unconscious and not breathing after being found un-responsive in a pool skimmer box by some children after failing to ‘scale’ from the pool.
Immediately getting to work the 37 firefighter checked for a response by looking, listening and feeling for life the patient appeared cold blooded.
After receiving no response the youngster was turned onto its back and Cardiopulmonary compressions started in an attempt to get a spring in his tail.
After more than ten minutes things weren’t looking good for the little fella but soon after an occasional “gasping breath” was noticed. From previous experience our firefighters know this is not the time to stop so CPR was continued.
Then miraculously “Lucky” the lizard started to breath on his own. He was quickly rolled back onto his stomach and within half an hour with a little sunshine was back to chasing insects.
It also serves as a timely reminder to know your CPR action plan in and around the water as we head towards the end of summer.Another great save by the Gordon crew.
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由 Fire and Rescue NSW Station 037 Gordon 發佈於 2020年2月2日 星期日
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