Dobbs Ferry honors responders, resident who performed CPR after poll worker collapse
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Dobbs Ferry trustees presented certificates of appreciation April 8 to first responders and a resident who performed CPR that helped revive an unresponsive poll worker on Feb. 11, 2025.
Dobbs Ferry trustees presented certificates of appreciation April 8 to members of the volunteer ambulance corps, police and fire departments and a resident who performed bystander CPR after a 36-year-old poll worker collapsed at the Ogden Firehouse on Feb. 11, 2025.
The village recognized Elizabeth Sweeting, identified in remarks as a Dobbs Ferry resident and a poll worker, for performing immediate CPR after the person went unresponsive. Captain Slap Nalpandia of the Dobbs Ferry Volunteer Ambulance Corps described arriving to find police performing CPR and an AED shock already delivered; corps EMTs Alessandro Cocking and Chris Graves administered additional shocks and achieved a return of spontaneous circulation. The patient was taken to Dobbs Ferry Hospital and then Westchester Medical Center; Nalpandia said the patient was discharged about 48 hours later with no neurological deficits.
Trustees read certificates of appreciation naming Police Officer Anthony Muratari, Police Sergeant John Broccoli, Chief Joseph Giuliano, Police Officer Julius Dervianic, EMT and Captain Michael Maron, EMT Alessandro Cocking, AMT Chris Graves and Police Officer Dennis Bucciani. The mayor and trustees thanked the multiagency response and emphasized the role of early bystander CPR, police AED use and coordinated work among the ambulance corps, police and fire departments.
Speakers who were recognized accepted certificates and trustees invited the public to applaud the responders. No formal action was taken; the recognition was part of the meeting's ceremonial items.
