VIDEO RELEASE: Senator Moody Honors Florida Woman Whose Quick Actions Saved a Life

Sun City Center, Fla.-Senator Ashley Moody recently presented a Florida's Finest Award to Sharon Gibbs for saving the life of a Sun City Center man. Gibbs, a cardiac nurse, heard cries for help and immediately jumped into action. Gibbs performed CPR and administered an automated external defibrillator on a man experiencing cardiac arrest.

"A man is alive today because of the decisive action by one of Florida's Finest: Sharon Gibbs. Sharon, a cardiac nurse on her day off, happened to be walking by a community garden at the exact moment a man collapsed from heart failure. She quickly sent her husband for the nearest AED and performed CPR until responders arrived, saving the man's life. She is truly a hero, and I am honored to present her with a Florida's Finest Award," said Senator Ashley Moody.

BACKGROUND:

• Last October, a man was tending a plot in a community garden when he collapsed.
• Sharon Gibbs, a cardiac nurse, happened to be walking nearby, and even though it was her day off, jumped into action. Gibbs instructed her husband to grab the nearest AED, and began performing CPR.
• Because of Gibbs's actions, the man made it to the hospital, where he underwent a quadruple bypass surgery, and has since recovered.

Learn more about Gibbs here.

Senator Moody's Florida's Finest Awards honor citizens or law enforcement officers who demonstrate selfless courage and go above and beyond to save lives.

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