Firefighter revives tiny Chihuahua using oxygen mask
meant for babies
Heartland Fire & Recue firefighter Travis Timmins
took the lifeless dog and placed a pediatric-size oxygen mask over
its tiny face and mouth and proceeded to give it oxygen for more
than 10 minutes.
One lucky woman "got her Mojo back" when firefighters were able
to resuscitate her tiny Chihuahua.
The drama unfolded at a mobile home park in El Cajon, California
on Jan. 4 after the elderly owner escaped the fire in her
trailer unharmed, but her dog Mojo remained inside.
According to Monica Zech, El Cajon's public information officer,
who alerted us to the story, firefighter/paramedic
Brendan Saffer found the dog unconscious and near death. Once
outside, firefighter/paramedic Travis Timmins, utilizing a
pediatric oxygen mask, gave it oxygen for more than 10 agonizing
minutes.
"After 10 minutes the dog suddenly started breathing on her own,
and upon hearing the owner's voice calling its name the dog started
moving even more," Zech said. "The dog was handed to its owner
and she became overwhelmed since she thought her dog could not be
saved and had died."
. Dog and owner, reunited
The dog was transported to a medical center where it was
treated for smoke inhalation but is expected to make a full
recovery. The home was a total loss. The cause of the
fire is under investigation, but is thought to be
electrical.
"It's was a miracle such a tiny dog, with tiny lungs could have
survived," Zech said, "but Travis would not give up trying to
revive her."
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