PLEASANT HILL, Calif. -- A teenager from Alamo was singled out Wednesday with a special honor for saving a woman's life on a BART train a month ago.

At the ceremony, 16-year-old Sara Broski met the woman whose life she saved for the first time since the incident.

"It was exciting. It seems a lot more meaningful when I get to see her in person," said Broski.

The Contra Costa County health services honored the teenager for her heroic act which took place exactly a month ago Wednesday.

"She gave me my life back," said Beth Scroggs, the person saved by Broski. "I mean that's a heavy thing."

Broski, a sophomore at College Prep High School in Oakland, was riding BART on her way home on May 10th when the CPR training she received during spring break helped keep Scroggs alive. She said she took the class to become a summer camp counselor.

"I never thought I was going to use it," said Broski. "Especially three weeks afterwards."

Broski said her train had just pulled in here at the Walnut Creek BART station when she heard over the public address system that there was a medical emergency onboard the train.

She walked over to where she saw people gathered and found a woman slumped over in her seat.

"No one was stepping forward," remembered Broski. "I guess right then I said 'I'm going to step in because I just learned it.'"

It turned out the 52-year old Scroggs had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while riding BART home to Clayton after work.

Broski performed CPR until paramedics arrived several minutes later. The professional medical techs said the teenager stepped up to the plate, something many adults frequently fail to do.

"Quite often we get on the scene and a lot of adults are around and I know somebody knows CPR," said paramedic Bruce Stricker. "And they go and say somebody do something instead of doing something themselves."

Broski said she didn't know until a week later that Scroggs survived. The teenager said the news gave her an overwhelming sense of relief.

"It was traumatic. I cried a lot afterwards," said Broski. "I have just never been in a situation like that before where I was that close to death."

Broski and Scroggs plan to stay in touch. Sara said she is preparing to leave for her summer camp counselor job.

She also said she'll be sure to pack her CPR equipment with her.

"I'm taking my mask with me to camp and I'm going to wear my fanny pack with my mask in it," said Boski. "I'm like I never know...I never know what's going to happen."

Broski said she doesn't consider herself a heroine; just someone who did what she was supposed to do when she saw someone in need of help.