Articles labeled: Dawson Kuta

Finally, a feel good story around here. And also an important lesson about teaching your kids basic first aid lessons. Three boys in northwest Indiana, ranging from ages 9 to 14, called 911 and performed CPR on their mother, Deanna Faught, after she passed out in their home from a severe asthma attack. Their actions are being credited with saving Faught’s life:

“She wasn’t breathing. Her heart stopped beating. And they do the mouth-to-mouth thing and I pushed the stomach for her. And we switched,” said Scott Kuta, Deanna’s son.

“God was on our side and everything,” said Dawson Kuta, Deanna’s son.

“We were pretty happy that my mom is all right and everything,” said Dakota Kuta, Deanna’s son.

Emergency room doctor Jonathan Renkas says those extra minutes of life support kept Faught going until paramedics arrived.

“The kids allowed this woman probably to oxygenate, or get help for a long enough period of time, where EMS was able to arrive and resuscitate her and get her to the emergency room for more care,” said Dr. Jonathan Renkas, Methodist Hospital.