Briefly in the news

-- Deepa Bharath

An infant girl was in critical condition late Friday after she almost

drowned in a pool at a home in Cameo Shores, officials said.

Newport Beach firefighters and paramedics responded to the call about

3 p.m., Capt. John Blauer said.

He said when they arrived at the scene, the child’s mother was giving

the 1-year-old girl CPR.

The baby was in complete arrest as paramedics took her to Hoag

Hospital, Blauer said.

“She was not breathing, and she did not have a pulse,” he said. “But

on the way to the hospital our paramedics continued to give her

additional advance life support treatment and were able to get a mild

pulse.”

Blauer said the baby was reportedly underwater for an “unspecified

amount of time.”

Hospital officials declined to provide further information on the

condition of the child Friday to protect patient privacy.