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Decorah honors officers, dispatchers and survivor in lifesaving recognition
Summary
Decorah Police and county partners were recognized for a Dec. 17 cardiac-arrest rescue that staff say involved rapid bystander CPR, timely AED use and coordinated dispatch; survivor Jim Creek addressed the council and thanked responders.
Decorah — The Decorah City Council on Feb. 17 honored local law-enforcement officers and 9-1-1 telecommunicators for their roles in a Dec. 17 cardiac-arrest rescue that city officials said likely saved a resident’s life.
Chief (speaker 5) described the response timeline to a 4:53 p.m. call of a man down on Pearl Street, saying bystander CPR began within about three minutes and an…
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