Good lord, can you imagine this 911 call?

[uppityperson]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011065953_websavessonslife13m.html

Panicked mother Janna Scott said she was "freaking out" when she called 911 from her Lacey home last week to get help for her choking infant son, Jacob.

A familiar voice answered the line — that of her 23-year-old husband, Chris, an Iraq War veteran now in the final stages of his training as an emergency dispatcher in Thurston County. "My first words were, 'Chris, he's choking,' " she said. Coolly and calmly, Chris talked his wife through the proper protocols for what to do.

Janna Scott said 6-month-old Jacob's eyes were rolling to the back of his head when she made the call. She added that Jacob probably wasn't breathing for about a minute and a half before she followed her husband's instructions to put him on his stomach and tap him on the back five times between his shoulder blades to clear his airway.
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Chris' training officer at the dispatch center, Tammy Clark, said there's no doubt that Chris and Janna saved their son's life. Cook added that immediately after Chris took the call, she walked up to congratulate him, but she had no idea he had been speaking to his wife. "I said, 'Chris, you just did an amazing job; you just saved that kid's life,' " Clark said. "And he looked at me a little rattled and said, 'That was my baby.' "

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. omg. Glad the kid was saved

[enlightenment]

2. Yet another reason why all new parent's should take

basic first aid and CPR - it's a little more important than Yoga for Tots or Infant Massage Therapy.

Good for Chris; I'm very glad there was a good outcome to this scary story!

[Political_Junkie]

3. Oh, Jesus!

"And he looked at me a little rattled..."- a little rattled? He musta been shaking like a leaf!

[DebbieCDC]

4. Talk about cool under pressure

Wow!

[mzteris]

5. my sister

who is an RN, was driving home one day and saw a motorcycle wreck. She pulled over along with some other people. She identified herself as a nurse and they set to work extricating the young man and she staunched his massive bleeding and kept him alive until the ambulance came. When they put the young man in the ambulance she started to get in, too.

"No m'am. You don't need to come along, we can handle this."

"You don't understand. I have to - this is my son."

[uppityperson]

6. whew

[tblue37]

9. I hope your nephew healed well and was okay after the accident! nt

[mzteris]

10. yeah - that was about 30 years ago -

in a way she was sorta used to it -

this is the same kid who'd accidently stabbed himself in the neck with a pair of scissors when he was about 3. Busted his chin open twice. Got snagged (flesh) on the top of a wire fence. Plus a few other "stitch" worthy incidents along the way. Her OTHER son, nearly completely impaled himself on stick when he was about 7.

She always said it was a good thing she was a nurse with those two around!

[asdjrocky]

13. Lol, sounds like me and my brothers.

My sister always said she became a nurse because of us.

[Chemisse]

11. That is amazing

It's hard to imagine being that cool under such circumstances. That has to take a lot of self-control.

[rd_kent]

7. Incredible!

[The_Commonist]

8. Whoa...

So I guess he got the job?

[Chemisse]

12. LOL - I hope he got the job and his first raise too! nt

[asdjrocky]

14. Quite a story! Thanks.