Off-duty nurse was shopping at Home Depot when she saw a baby turning blue — her instinctive actions saved the baby's life
Some people find themselves in the right place and at the right time to help people in need. An off-duty nurse was out on a shopping trip at Home Depot when she came across a baby who was not breathing and turning blue. There was quite a bit of chaos at the spot, so the nurse, Annemarie Stanfield, went ahead to check what was happening. She noticed the baby's condition and immediately sprang into action to help the child, per WAAY TV. The baby, Sophia Mahan's family, was really grateful for what the nurse did for them.
"That was the most terrifying moment of my life. I was looking at my little girl and her eyes and I thought I was losing her. I never want to have to experience that and I never want anyone else to experience something like that either," the one-year-old girl's mom, Lindsay, shared. The family was simply shopping at Home Depot when Sophia started experiencing a seizure all of a sudden. She couldn't breathe and was turning blue at a rapid rate. Her parents could also barely feel any pulse. Stanfield noticed people gathered at the spot and rushed to check what was happening and see if she could be of any help.
"I was expecting to find a man having a heart attack or something like that, but it was Sophia. They had gotten her on the ground and she was blue and wasn't breathing, so obviously, being a nurse, our first thought is to keep people breathing," Stanfield went on. She immediately started performing CPR and other life-saving measures on Sophia to keep her breathing until help arrived. She stayed with the family until the baby was stabilized and paramedics arrived to help her. The nurse was glad that she was able to help the baby at the right time. She also felt that there was divine energy at play in everything that unfolded that day.
The baby was immediately rushed to the hospital after that. Stanfield's work had played a crucial role in saving her that day. Sophia was doing quite well at the hospital and was making a speedy recovery. The harrowing incident pushed the parents to learn CPR to handle such emergency situations well. They hoped to raise awareness about CPR through their story. According to the American Red Cross, it takes around eight to twelve minutes for 911 to respond to an emergency. And each minute is essential when someone is experiencing a cardiac arrest or seizure. The organization explained that if people are trained to perform CPR and use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), around 50,000 lives can be saved in the country.
Everyone was glad Sophia could be saved that day. "I really do believe that God was looking out for her that day. I have no power whatsoever over life and death, but I think God has big plans for her," Stanfield remarked. The baby's family felt that Stanfield did the work of an angel that day. "Annemarie is an angel. She is just the most incredible woman. Like I said, she came running out of nowhere and that's just God right there," Lindsay continued. The baby's dad, Carson, felt, "It was God. It was absolutely God. I don't know what you were actually in Home Depot for that day, but I don't think that's what you were there for."