Olympic swimmer Giaan Rooney’s scare: “Last night was the most terrifying moment of my life”
<p><span>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.</span></p>
<p><span>On Instagram, Giaan explained how her daughter’s survival was because of the quick actions made by her and her husband, Sam Levett.</span></p>
<p><span>“Last night was the most terrifying moment of my life,” she wrote.</span></p>
<p><span>“Our 11-month-old, Lexi, had a seizure, stopped breathing and turned blue.”</span></p>
<p><span>Thankfully, Giaan and her husband took an infant CPR course when her four-year-old son, Zander, was first born.</span></p>
<p><span>The 35-year-old mum said “despite the panic” what they'd been taught in the course “kicked back in”.</span></p>
<p><span>“My amazing husband gave Lexi CPR as I called an ambulance and talked to the operator,” Giaan explained.</span></p>
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<p><span>On Wednesday afternoon, Giaan shared that the family were still in hospital awaiting test results.</span></p>
<p><span>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”.</span></p>
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<p><span>After the major scare, Giaan urged other parents to learn or re-learn CPR.</span></p>
<p><span>“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.”</span></p>
<p><span>According to St John’s Ambulance, less than one in three parents can confidently perform CPR on a child if required.</span></p>
<p><span>CPR and children’s first aid courses can be done through the Australian Red Cross as well as other providers.</span></p>
