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  1. compressing
    applying pressure
    Nancy Ortiz knelt alongside the 4-year-old boy, breathing into his mouth and rapidly compressing his chest, hoping to give him a second chance.
  2. police officer
    a member of a police force
    A police officer arrived and took over the CPR.
  3. breathe
    draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
    Nancy Ortiz knelt alongside the 4-year-old boy, breathing into his mouth and rapidly compressing his chest, hoping to give him a second chance.
  4. soccer
    a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
    Eventually, Ortiz heard a gurgling sound from the child, who had been hit by a car Sunday evening while crossing a street near Stewart Park where his mother had been playing soccer.
  5. old boy
    a former male pupil of a school
    Nancy Ortiz knelt alongside the 4-year-old boy, breathing into his mouth and rapidly compressing his chest, hoping to give him a second chance.
  6. goodbye
    a farewell remark
    "I get told that at least I gave the parents time to say goodbye," she said.
  7. hug
    squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
    "I see the boy laying there -- this little kid fighting for his life," said Ortiz, who went home and hugged her own daughter.
  8. Minneapolis
    largest city in Minnesota
    According to police, the driver, a 58-year-old woman from Minneapolis, was distraught immediately after the accident at E. 26th Street and 11th Avenue S. shortly after sunset.
  9. skip
    jump lightly
    "I'm a faithful person," said Ortiz, who had contemplated skipping the Sunday soccer game.
  10. dad
    an informal term for a father
    And that's when she saw the dad, carrying and cradling the unconscious child.
  11. graduated
    marked with or divided into degrees
    Ortiz, who graduated with a nursing degree in May and was licensed in August, instinctively ran toward the screams Sunday evening after she heard the distinct sounds of a crash.
  12. driver
    someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
    According to police, the driver, a 58-year-old woman from Minneapolis, was distraught immediately after the accident at E. 26th Street and 11th Avenue S. shortly after sunset.
  13. kneeling
    supporting yourself on your knees
    Ortiz can't shake the image of the child on the ground, his dad kneeling over his son in shock and horror.
  14. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
    "His life was in danger and no one was telling me if I was doing it right or wrong."
  15. four
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
    Four-year-old Jose Parra Hernandez had died.
  16. two
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one
    So Ortiz began CPR: 30 chest compressions; two breaths.
  17. saw
    hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
    And that's when she saw the dad, carrying and cradling the unconscious child.
Created on Wed Oct 03 11:33:00 EDT 2012

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