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Training and a first aid kit are two things Katie Hadlock always has with her. Thanks to this preparedness, she saved a stranger's life. "I was the rock," Katie said. "I was the one with the training and knew I needed to be in charge because if I didn't, no one else could." Katie, who is a certified lifeguard, was driving with her family when she came across a car accident. Someone flagged them down after a car rolled over into the opposite lane. "My training kicked into action and I told my mom to call 911," Katie said. "I have my lifeguard pack with first aid items in my backpack at all times and that was with me on this occasion." Katie ran over with her brother, Christopher, to help the injured driver. "The windows were completely shattered and the driver had been whiplashed back," Katie said. She noticed the driver was starting to lose consciousness and possibly suffering from a spinal injury. Katie instructed her brother on how to help safely get him out of the car so she ...

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