17-year-old Norwood was driving three friends home in St. Petersburg, Florida, on February 20. As they reached a crossroads, a black car1them. Their car sailed into someone's yard and crashed into a tree.
As smoke rose from the car, a bystander 2, "It's about to blow up! Get out!" The impact had caved (使凹陷) in Norwood's driver's side door, jamming it shut. 3, but otherwise OK, she climbed out 4 the window. Along with two of her friends, who'd also managed to 5 themselves, Norwood ran for her life.
But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn't with them. Norwood ran 6 and found Simmons in the back seat, 7. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best as she could. She 8 Simmons to safety and laid her on the ground. "I checked her pulse (脉搏), and put my head against her chest. No sign of 9," Norwood told CNN, "That's when I started CPR. Fortunately, I 10 my CPR certificate yesterday."
She started pumping Simmons's chest and breathing into her friend's mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No 11. And then, after the 30 compressions (按压) and two rescue 12, Simmons regained consciousness. The CPR had 13!
Soon, paramedics (急救人员) arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital, 14 she heard how her best friend had saved her life. "I wasn't 15," Simmons said. "She will always help any way she can."
