Atlanta, GA
‘Right place, right time’: Atlanta police officer saves baby by giving CPR
Officer saves child by giving CPR
An Atlanta police officer remembers the moments he labored to save lots of a 4-month-old child by administering CPR after the toddler turned unresponsive.
ATLANTA – An Atlanta police officer is being praised for his fast motion in administering CPR to save lots of the lifetime of a 4-month-old child.
The incident occurred round 12:38 p.m. Friday across the Martin Luther King Hall.
In response to Atlanta police, the SWAT officer SPO Oden was patrolling when he noticed a car driving with its hazard lights on and the vehicles horn blaring. The officer adopted the car to the fireplace station the place it parked, and a girl jumped out and flagged the officer down.
Atlanta police made a publish concerning the ordeal on Fb.
“A feminine ran to the officer holding a 4-month-old toddler saying the kid was not respiration. SPO Oden remained calm and started checking the kid’s pulse, unable to discover a pulse, SPO Oden instantly notified radio dispatch of the state of affairs and started administering CPR. Officer Oden continued CPR on the toddler for your complete period till Grady EMS arrived. By the point Grady EMS arrived, SPO Oden had efficiently gained a pulse from the toddler because the toddler’s legs started to maneuver,” the publish learn partly.
Medics rushed the kid to the hospital.
“If being on the proper place on the proper time was an individual, SPO Oden is him. That is one other instance of the heroic work that officers do on any given day. His response displays a excessive degree of coaching, readiness, and compassion. We couldn’t be prouder of him on this crucial second,” the publish continued.
The Atlanta Police Division posted video of the incident to Fb.
Video reveals APD officer save toddler administering CPR
Physique digital camera video launched by Atlanta Police reveals one among its SWAT officers administering CPR to a 4-month-old child. Fortunately the officer was in a position to get better a pulse earlier than medics arrived.
Within the video, you may see Officer Oden’s fast response as the lady exclaims that the kid is “unresponsive.”
Good job Officer Oden, effectively accomplished!