by Mordechai Lightstone, lubavitch.com
A counselor who had just returned from a summer at Camp Gan Israel of Alpharetta, GA came to the rescue at an Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey gas station, when a 19 year-old girl collapsed on site.
As a matter of policy, Camp Gan Israel in Alpharetta, GA mandates that all counselors be trained in administering first aid and CPR.
According to camp director Rabbi Dov Ber Thaler, first aid and CPR skills are only one element “of the comprehensive set of qualifications we look for.”
Indeed, the camp, which drew 175 children this summer, takes pride in its highly qualified staff.
Leah Fischer (name has been changed upon request), the counselor who came to the rescue at the NJ gas station, says that while she enjoyed the training and was glad to have acquired this set of important skills, she “never expected to put any of it use.”
But when chaos broke out at the gas station, Fisher was prepared. After confirming that the girl had no pulse, she began to perform CPR.
“I felt a sudden rush of adrenaline,” Fisher recalls. “It was complete blur.”
An ambulance arrived, rushing the unconscious girl to a local hospital.
According to Lt. Walter Siri of the Palisades Interstate Park Police, it is due in part to the “quick thinking” of Fisher that “the young lady in question is still alive today.”
Fisher says she is glad she was able to “help out another person.”
so its bcum a whole big joke
that her name is “leah fischer”
poor child is gonna b stuck with it 4
life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats what happens wen u get ur name changed!!!
but really amazing wat she did!
kol hakavod
GO LEAH FISCHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
she is 100 percent tzniusdik G-d bless her whoever she is
What a massive kiddush hashem!!!! Mrs. Vail there is NO ONE like you!!! you are also a hero for teaching it in a way that everyone understands and remembers the material. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow!! go leah! this is an awsome story!
i think it is very important that everyone jknows CPR. Never know when chas veshalom u might need it…
no way! this is amazing
bh she saved this life! GOO LEAHHHHHHHH!
Go Mrs Vail…you are the best RTE teacher!!!!!!
yasher koach!!
you rock the world girly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! like the cracker girl said “your my hero!” such hashgachah protis, baruch hashem!!!!!!!!!! you go girl!!!!!!!!and you aree way more than a sugar cracker!!! let me tell you that!!!!
We are a very proud of you!!!
IS THat this girl is setting a big new example of publicly being tzniusdik
Those like me who were trained years ago need to retrain as the method now recommended for CPR is not the same as it was before.
Thank you for making such a huge kiddush Hashem, and kiddush Lubavitch!
Hmmm, Sounds awsome!
some ppl r not interested in telling the whole world abt themselves they r embarrased and its a good thing-one of the midos of a yid
So please respect her wish-please!
I don’t know her at all btw but I’m a bit shy and so I understand why she wouldn’t want her name 2 be shared 2 the public
WOW, KOL HAKOVOD TO THIS SINCERE GIRL- WHAT IS HER NAME PLEASE???
in the last year of school it should be compulsery for all students to take a course on first aid. itis a mitzvah to save a life
LEAH WOW U LOOK DIFFERENT!! HAHA 😀 I AM SO SO PROUD OF YOU!!im calling you leah fisher from now on-and we all love cgi alpharetta!!!
WOOHOHHOOOO YOURE MY HERO!!!!!!!!! GO ALPHARETTTAA GIRLS!!!!!
cpr class in Bais Rivkah , taught by the wonderful Mrs Vail , has saved a number of lives .
Perhaps because saying, the nameless girl performed CPR on the nameless girl is odd!
Leah, you look mad different in the pic 🙂 this name will stick to you for life :):)
yay!!!! wohhhhooo go LEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOURE AWESOME THE LADY PROB WOULD’VE DIED AMBULANCE CAME LIKE 5 MINUTES LATER AND YEAH GO LEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow “leah” u kept ur cool and handled the situation flawlessly!!! You are now part of “those who save a life, its as if you saved an entire world!”
what an amazing kiddus hashem, I just dont get why make up a name. If she wants to remain private, thats her right, but why make up a fake name if we all know its fake? Whats the point??
i really take pride in what my sister has done shes amazing
YOU NEVER FORGET IT… It’s like riding a bicycle.
I was in the car! You rock!
The entire staff of cgi Alpharetta is soooooooo proud
maybe she doesn’t want it to turn into a discussion about her namesake when she should really be getting credit for it….
why do you need to know?
are you personally going to say thank to her
LEAH U ARE AWESOME WE LOVE U AND WOW SUCHA TZADEIKIS
LOVE,ML COUNSELORS
go leah!! and CGI alpharetta!!!
go brhs! we have the best teacher eva who teaches us CPR in a great way!!!!
Its my sister! Go Leah Fischer
why change name of girl doing cpr i understand changing name of girl who needed the help
…Is go get CPR and first aid training…NOW
Its real easy, many people in CH are trained instructors and you can make a all male/female class.
All your excuses will not count after you realize its to late…
(G-D forbid)
Save a life!
🙂
Do you know CPR? It’s not hard, come on you can do it….
You might also save a life, it might even be a loved one, you might even end up on COLlive
KOL HAKOVOD!!!
Awesome. And she is so modest about this great deed that she doesn’t want her real named used! That’s a true hero. May we never have need to use CPR skills again.
go “leah fischer!!!”