After surviving a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), 12-year-old Isabella Oosterhof of Redmond is using her experience to raise awareness.

For Isabella and her parents, Kathy and Peter Oosterhof, this outreach will be shared at 10 a.m. on Saturday, at Redmond Fire Station 17, where the Oosterhof family will host a CPR certification party for 20 of their friends with CPR training delivered by Redmond Fire Department (RFD) firefighter EMTs.

Isabella survived an SCA in April 2015 when she collapsed while out playing with friends. It was the quick reactions by her friends who recognized Isabella’s cardiac arrest, called for help and began CPR until rescuers from the RFD arrived.

Isabella survived this event and now wants to help others learn how to save a life. She is still recovering from the event, which appears to have been related to congenital heart issues. In celebration of her survival, and the bystander CPR that made it possible, Isabella’s parents wanted to host a party where their friends and family could receive CPR training and become certified.

Isabella and the friends who provided CPR and are credited to saving her life were featured in a video vignette produced by the Medic One Foundation.

Firefighter/EMTs Richard Lebay and Todd Anderson, (CPR Instructor Trainers) are volunteering their time to help the Oosterhofs celebrate Isabella’s recovery by teaching the American Heart Association CPR/AED certification course.