Olympic swimmer Giaan Rooney’s scare: “Last night was the most terrifying moment of my life”
Former Olympic swimmer Giaan Roonery has opened up about the “terrifying” scare she had on Tuesday night, when her 11-month-old daughter, Lexi, stopped breathing.
On Instagram, Giaan explained how her daughter’s survival was because of the quick actions made by her and her husband, Sam Levett.
“Last night was the most terrifying moment of my life,” she wrote.
“Our 11-month-old, Lexi, had a seizure, stopped breathing and turned blue.”
Thankfully, Giaan and her husband took an infant CPR course when her four-year-old son, Zander, was first born.
The 35-year-old mum said “despite the panic” what they'd been taught in the course “kicked back in”.
“My amazing husband gave Lexi CPR as I called an ambulance and talked to the operator,” Giaan explained.
On Wednesday afternoon, Giaan shared that the family were still in hospital awaiting test results.
Doctors believe the seizure was caused by a virus that dramatically raised Lexi’s temperature. Giaan shared the news that her little girl’s health is now “out of danger”.
After the major scare, Giaan urged other parents to learn or re-learn CPR.
“Please, if you have children or are around kids often, brush up on your CPR skills, hoping you never need it, but prepared if you do.”
According to St John’s Ambulance, less than one in three parents can confidently perform CPR on a child if required.
CPR and children’s first aid courses can be done through the Australian Red Cross as well as other providers.