A routine patrol became a lifesaving mission for a Pennsylvania police officer when she was flagged down by frantic parents. The officer is now being hailed a hero after she ended up saving the life of their 9-day-old baby, who wasn’t breathing.
![Baby Olivia with her parents and brother. (Courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jodi.sohn">Jodi Schleicher</a>)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2F13%2FBaby-Olivia-2.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
While driving along Route 51 in the Pittsburg suburb of Pleasant Hills on April 24, Mitrisin noticed Joe and Jodi Schleicher several cars away, beeping and waving for her attention. Mitrisin, herself a mom of two, pulled over in her pickup.
The Schleichers’ baby girl, Olivia, had stopped breathing.
![Pleasant Hills Officer Kristin Mitrisin. (Courtesy of Kristin Mitrisin via <a href="https://www.pleasanthillspa.com/index.php/police">Pleasant Hills Police Department</a>)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2F13%2FPleasant-Hills-Officer-Kristin-Mitrisin.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
The frantic parents asked Mitrisin for help. Olivia, by then, was blue in her face and nose. The officer took the baby from Joe’s arms and rushed to her pickup truck to perform CPR. Due to her specialized training, she knew how to perform the delicate procedure on an infant, using just two fingers and applying pressure down.
Later, a corrections officer pulled over to assist the rescue effort with a defibrillator, but luckily, it wasn’t needed. The baby took a breath, then another long breath, which was followed by a few shallow breaths, and finally, she began to cry.
Olivia’s wails, said Mitrisin, were “the best sound to hear.”
![Baby Olivia. (Courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jodi.sohn">Jodi Schleicher</a>)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2F13%2FBaby-Olivia-3.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
Having saved her life, Mitrisin rushed Olivia directly to nearby AHN Brentwood Neighborhood Hospital.
![Olivia post-surgery. (Courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jodi.sohn">Jodi Schleicher</a>)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2F13%2FBaby-Olivia-1.jpg&w=1200&q=75)