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Charles City honors officers who revived resident during Jan. 29 medical emergency
Summary
The council presented life-saving awards to officers who performed CPR and used an AED on a resident on Jan. 29. The victim, identified as Sarah, addressed the council and thanked the officers whose quick actions she says restored her heartbeat and ultimately led to an implanted cardiac device.
At a regularly scheduled council meeting, Chief Anderson presented life-saving awards to officers who responded to an ambulance call on the evening of Jan. 29 and performed resuscitation on a resident who was not breathing. Chief Anderson described the response as requiring “calm, skill, and courage” and called forward Officer Love and Lieutenant Jenkins to receive awards.
The person who was resuscitated, who identified herself as Sarah, came forward and thanked the officers and emergency personnel for saving her life. “They were able to do CPR on me and shocked me back to life,” she said, adding that she was taken by ambulance then life-flighted to Iowa City and now has an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) to prevent recurrence.
Chief Anderson said the officers’ “quick thinking and decisive action prevented a tragedy” and presented life-saving awards to all officers involved; Officer Smith was mentioned as a CPR instructor and multiple officers were acknowledged for their roles. The council and audience applauded the first responders.
What happens next: The council publicly recognized the officers and recommended awarding them formal life-saving commendations; no formal legislative action was required.
