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Scranton honors officer who applied tourniquet to save DPW worker
Summary
Scranton City Council on April 14 presented a proclamation honoring Patrol Officer Joseph Flesher after he applied a tourniquet and stabilized Emanuel Johnson following a Feb. 9 traffic accident at 415 East Elm Street, actions credited with saving the worker's life.
Scranton City Council honored Patrol Officer Joseph Flesher on April 14 for emergency care he provided at a Feb. 9 traffic accident that left a Department of Public Works employee with a life‑threatening leg injury.
Council President Schuster introduced a proclamation that recounts Officer Flesher arriving at 415 East Elm Street before emergency medical services, assessing the scene and applying a tourniquet above a puncture wound to control bleeding. The proclamation says the quick intervention stabilized DPW employee Emanuel Johnson until advanced medical personnel arrived and that Johnson later underwent emergency surgery.
"Officer Flesher applied a tourniquet above the puncture wound to control the bleeding and stabilize Mr. Johnson until advanced medical personnel arrived," the council resolution states. The document called Flesher "a major asset to the city of Scranton's Police Department" and directed that the proclamation be made a permanent part of the council minutes.
Chief Carroll and Flesher attended the recognition; council members offered applause and condolences for the recent passing of Corporal Richard Bachman. The council said it intended the formal record to acknowledge Flesher's "outstanding professionalism, high‑quality training, and calm composure."
