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Students and teachers recognized for saving a librarian’s life

Students and teachers helped save a librarian's life after she collapsed.

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Students and teachers recognized for saving a librarian’s life

THE LAST ONE HAPPENED FEBRUARY 14TH, WHICH CLOSED THE SOUTH HAYWARD STATION. WELL, A QUICK ACTION BY SOME STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT SACRAMENTO SCHOOL HELPED TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A LIBRARIAN, LIBRARIAN CARLY SHIVELY COLLAPSED LAST SUMMER. STUDENTS IMMEDIATELY ALERTED STAFF WHO CALLED 911 AND STARTED CPR. SACRAMENTO FIREFIGHTERS TOOK OVER WHEN THEY GOT THERE, AND THEY USED A DEFIBRILLATOR TO GET HER HEART PUMPING AGAIN, AND ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL, CARLY’S HEART STOPPED BEATING FOR A SECOND TIME. FIRST RESPONDERS GOT HER HEART GOING ONCE AGAIN, AND TODAY CARLY HAS MADE A FULL RECOVERY. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY HAVE NO DOUBT HER COWORKER SAVED HER LIFE, AND TODAY SHE WAS EMOTIONAL AS SHE THANKED ALL OF HER RESCUERS. A HUGE THANK YOU AND I WOULDN’T BE HERE IF IT WASN’T FOR THEM. SORRY. THAT’S GOT TO BE A LOT TO TO TAKE IN. AND CARLY WAS VERY EMOTIONAL, AS YOU SAW THERE, TALKING ABOUT HER MEDICAL EMERGENCY. EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR QUICK, LI

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Students and teachers recognized for saving a librarian’s life

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Updated: 11:56 AM CST Feb 24, 2026

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Students and teachers helped save a librarian’s life after she collapsed. Students and teachers at a Sacramento, California, school called 911 and started CPR after librarian Karleigh Hull-Shively collapsed while they waited for firefighters to arrive. First responders used a defibrillator and revived her twice on the way to the hospital, and she has since made a full recovery.

Students and teachers helped save a librarian’s life after she collapsed.

Students and teachers at a Sacramento, California, school called 911 and started CPR after librarian Karleigh Hull-Shively collapsed while they waited for firefighters to arrive.

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First responders used a defibrillator and revived her twice on the way to the hospital, and she has since made a full recovery.

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