After saving the life of a baby girl with severe breathing difficulties, a Kansas City police officer has been hailed as a hero.
“That’s my hero. Tajanea Allen, the baby’s mother, said that her son saved her daughter. He saved my daughter, and I will do anything to help him.
Officers Richard DuChaine (left) and Charles Owen (right) rushed to a Kansas City residence on Thursday before EMS arrived. According to bodycam footage released by the department, the baby’s father handed Kamiyah to DuChaine immediately after he entered the house.
Allen stated that Allen knew that he would make sure she was okay.
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Photo of Richard DuChaine, Kansas City Police Officer, with the baby he saved. (Kansas City Police Dept.)
Allen explained to the outlet that her baby had stopped breathing abruptly Thursday morning, and was acting strangely on Thursday morning.
DuChaine tried to perform infant chest compressions on the little girl but it didn’t work. The officer then turned the baby over and started back thrusts. This helped the baby to breathe again.
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Video from body cam showing officer helping a baby who has stopped breathing. (Kansas City Police Dept.
DuChaine can be heard saying, “There she is, come on!” in bodycam footage of DuChaine helping the child.
Fox4KC reported that DuChaine stated, “After several back thrusts, I could begin to see a little bit more life coming to the child.”
Kamiyah was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. She was diagnosed as having RSV. She is expected to make a full recovery.
At 34 weeks she was also premature.
Allen stated, “But she is a fighter.” Allen said, “She’s fighter.”
DuChaine is a father to his own children, as well as a child who was also prematurely born.
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Fox4KC reported that DuChaine stated, “I have been in your shoes, so I know what it feels like,” DuChaine explained. “And that’s what’s the most important, is just being close and being able to relate to this family that serves.”
