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- I didn't realize that
it was that severe,

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and that a baby had
flown out of the vehicle.

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- And, on the ground, was
this young two-year-old.

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His left, lower limb was amputated,

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and at that time, there was another NCO

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who was there as well, he had made mention

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that he had a tourniquet in his car.

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- And I saw a sergeant,
that was in our multicams,

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just dart across the road.

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- And while he ran to get his
bag, another NCO showed up.

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- And I got into the woods,
and kind of announced,

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like, "Hey, I'm here, I'm CPR qualified."

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"I have some stuff, like
what do you need me to do?"

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- And he had the mouth
piece that allowed us

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to breathe for the baby,
they came across the radio

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saying that they were
not able to get to us

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within the next 15
minutes because they were

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on another call.

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- And at that time, we cared for the baby

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for about 20 minutes, just
sitting there all alone,

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just us in the forest,
waiting on EMS to arrive.

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- And I think what really helped
calm us down a little bit,

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is that the baby started to respond,

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so we knew we were doing the right thing.

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- I've been exposed to a
lot of mass casualties,

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but nothing like in a forest,
it's you, with this patient,

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and you're sitting there 20
minutes with what you got.

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- It was a miracle that
you had a nurse, an IDMT,

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and a BLS instructor,
show up to save this baby.

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It shook me up a little bit,
but I know, as a mother,

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I would want somebody else
to do that for my child.

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- I did it because it's
the right thing to do.

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Because if I was in that
seat, if I was in that woods,

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I would hope and pray that
someone would come and help me.

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- I knew that there was probably
nowhere else in the world

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that I needed to be at that
time, except for right there.

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I think anybody that
was in that situation,

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would've probably did the same thing.

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- Well, that's what we're trained to do.

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As military medics, when we deploy,

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when we go to unknown areas,
you don't know your team,

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but I knew we were trained,
so I trusted the training.