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06-27-2005, 12:06 AM | #1 |
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| [News] Parks Worker Saves Terrier David Steiner has yet to know the names of the dog or its owner. But more than a week after he saved the pooch with mouth-to-snout resuscitation, he wonders if the dog is still OK. Steiner, who works part time for the West Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department, was mowing the grass by a water runoff at Holiday Park June 10 when he saw a woman walking her gray terrier. As policy states, Steiner stopped the tractor mower to allow the two to pass him. The dog was watching a deer grazing in the park and began to chase it. The dog collapsed and began quivering in the grass. "It happened so fast. It was so strange," Steiner said. "I'd never seen anything like it before." A dog owner himself, Steiner said he thought of his Yorkshire terrier, Chloe, as he raced to help the woman and her dog. "I just started to think about my own dog and what we needed to do to help the dog live," he said. He breathed air into the dog's snout as the woman held the tiny terrier. She told him the dog had suffered from heart problems and that it had been her pet for a long time. Steiner has not had medical training aside from Red Cross CPR training. He said it just seemed like the right thing to do. What he did probably helped the dog breathe easier, said Mike Anderson, veterinarian and owner of Anderson Animal Hospital in Des Moines. "Giving CPR to a dog is just like giving CPR to a human," Anderson said. Compressions should be gauged based on the dog's size. The force used on a Chihuahua should be less than that used on a Saint Bernard, for example, he said. But the most important thing is for the animal to receive emergency care. Steiner said he didn't do anything special. "I was just doing my job. I think anyone would have done that," he said. His co-workers disagreed. "I was astounded, to be honest," said Gary D. Scott, director of West Des Moines Parks and Recreation. "It certainly struck me as something unique." Steiner received an "On-the-Spot" award, which recognizes work that goes beyond what is expected. Steiner was given a choice of $20 or a paid two-hour leave from work. Steiner chose the latter option. Later this summer, he and Chloe will leave work early to go camping, he said. While the "puppy paramedic" appreciates the award, he said the woman's gratitude was satisfying enough. "She told me, 'thank you,' " he said. "That's all the reward I needed." --- K-911 Here's what to do if a dog is not breathing: • Check the animal for a pulse. If there is a pulse, chances are the animal has swallowed something. Moving puppy lungs may indicate a lodged object in the throat. • Check to see if there is anything in the animal's mouth. • Cup your hand around the dog's snout and breath air into his nose. This should help air get into his lungs easier. Be careful not to stick your face in the dog's face. Just because it's having problems breathing doesn't mean it can't bite. • If the dog needs CPR, compressions should be adminstered followed by a count of two and continued in the same pattern. Let the animal's lungs expand before pressing on its chest. • Get the dog to emergency care as soon as possible. Source: Anderson Animal Hospital http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pb...0348/1001/NEWS |
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07-02-2005, 03:44 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | WOW !! Very cool story ! Makes you remember there is lots of good in people - sometimes we here so much bad...we forget. I LOVE the CPR Directions - Can we have these where EVERYONE can see them ? Are they already ? I'm saving those but would love to have them in the Emergency Section or somewhere very visible - you never know when someone will read them and need it ! |
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