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Precious Moore, second from left, with Josh Irvin, Lisa Jewell, second from right, and Carolyn Green. |
Moore, who had received training in the abdominal thrust procedure during one of her classes at the UNMC Youth Learning Center, used the procedure to save her friend’s life.
Moore said she was in the cafeteria at Skinner Magnet Center, when she heard her friend, Josh, banging on the table. “He always bangs on the table, so at first I didn’t think much about it,” Moore said. “Then I saw that he was in trouble.”
Moore is a member of Girls, Inc., which partners with UNMC to send a group of girls to the UNMC Youth Learning Center for monthly health education enrichment opportunities.
“Many adults would have panicked if they were in that situation, but Precious kept her cool,” said Lisa Jewell, director of the UNMC Youth Learning Center. “She acted quickly and did what she was trained to do. I’m very proud of her.”
So is the city of Omaha.
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Precious Moore, right, with her mother, Yvonne Moore and Omaha City Councilman Frank Brown. |
Moore, members of her family, Josh Irvin and his family, City Councilman Frank Brown, Associate Executive Director of Girls, Inc., Carolyn Green, and three UNMC representatives – Jewell, John McClain, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and graduate studies, and Michaela Bolamperti, youth education assistant, Student Services Administration – attended the breakfast to congratulate her and recognize her accomplishment.
“It is rewarding to know that the classes we offer at the UNMC Youth Learning Center are providing our students with the hands-on skills and tools they need to make good decisions and assist others in the community,” Jewell said.