St. John Ambulance is recognizing a number of local residents who went above and beyond to help save the lives of others.
The annual Life-Saving Awards were handed out at the Anglican Cathedral in St. John’s this afternoon.
Shelley Barry, Jeff Morrissey, Caroline Turnbull, and Terry Dunne were recognized after they took turns to perform CPR on someone who collapsed in a restaurant in downtown St. John’s last August. Caroline Turnbull, an officer with the RNC performed CPR on the person and St. John Ambulance Medical Fire Responder volunteers Shelley Barry and Jeff Morrissey arrived with a defibrillator to help the person.
Barry Mullett and Cassandra Kean meanwhile worked together to call 911 and perform CPR on a person who collapsed after suffering cardiac arrest in Torbay last September.
Julie Sullivan and Linda WIlliams Morrissey jumped into action to perform CPR on a customer at a restaurant in Bay Bulls in February when they suffered a cardiac arrest.
Sabrina Andrews, Parker Spurrell and Martina Spurrell saved the life of a teacher in Clarenville who had fainted in her classroom in January. Her neck was lodged between the arm and back of a chair, cutting off her oxygen supply. Teachers Sabrina and Martina were able to free the woman with the help of Parker who is a student.
Darryl Budgell used CPR and an AED to save the life of a basketball player who collapsed during a game at the Power Plex in St. John’s in October of 2023.
Navada Miles used back blows to save the life of a seven-month-old infant in St. John’s in July of 2023, and seven-year-old Jayme White of Green’s Harbour was recognized for waking her family after she rose to let her puppy out to pee, and noticed smoke in the house.