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State official proclaims EMS Week, honors five responders credited with reviving a cardiac-arrest patient
Summary
An agency official proclaimed EMS Week in Indiana, thanked more than 25,000 EMS professionals and publicly honored five responders who began CPR and delivered a shock that led to return of spontaneous circulation for a March 2 cardiac arrest patient.
An agency official representing the State of Indiana publicly proclaimed EMS Week and honored five first responders for a March 2 cardiac arrest response that the official said restored the patient’s pulse and allowed transfer to advanced life support.
The official opened the ceremony by saying the state has about “25,000 EMS professionals” and that EMS teams handle “more than a million calls a year,” remarks meant to underscore the frequency and life-or-death stakes of emergency medical calls. “On behalf of the state of Indiana, I want to thank every EMS professional across our state,” the official said.
The official recounted a March 2 response by members of Engine 22, naming Sergeant Jaden Huffman, Firefighter Nate Pursefield, Firefighter Jeremiah Boshears, Firefighter David Langley and Chauffeur Aaron Robertson. According to the official’s account, the crew began CPR within two minutes, delivered a shock that achieved return of spontaneous circulation, and transferred the patient to advanced life support care.
The official also thanked EMS Director Craig Kinney, Fire Marshall Steve Jones and the Monroe County Fire Department for their roles and for their work alongside first responders. The proclamation was signed at the ceremony and the five responders were invited to stand for recognition; the official called their names and the audience applauded.
The record in the transcript includes two sets of name spellings called during recognition (for example, the official first named “Chauffeur Aaron Robertson” when listing responders and later called “Eric Robertson” during roll call). The transcript does not further clarify whether those entries refer to the same person; the article uses the names as they appear in the ceremony record.
The event concluded with applause and the formal proclamation signing. The transcript does not provide additional information about the patient’s condition beyond the reported transfer to advanced life support or about any follow-up actions beyond the public recognition.
