Father resuscitates 12-year-old daughter after she was struck by lightning in the West Valley
A father's quick reaction and a little help from the Bee Gee's, specifically"Staying Alive," is what kept a 12-year-old girl breathing after she was struck by lightning. Her father performed CPR three times, once to the beat of the song, after she was struck by lightning during Saturday's storms in Sun City West.
Jorgensen restarted CPR, got her heart to beat again and brought her inside the home while his parents were calling 911. While he was talking to the dispatcher, Ella's heart stopped again. Whenever someone is struck by lightning, Foster said the worry is that the electricity that goes through the person has a very high voltage, which usually causes the heart to stop beating. The strike can also cause traumatic injuries from the force and burns, and it may affect a person's nervous system.
Jorgensen said that when they told her what had happened, Ella, who he described as chipper and outgoing, didn't believe them at first. Later, she said she would have a cool story to tell. "It's nice to see her take that approach," Jorgensen said.
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