MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
THOSE WHO PERFORM
Above and Beyond CPR on Newport Bridge Newport, Rhode Island — On October 12, 2021, during this year’s Pell Bridge run, a participant experienced a cardiac emergency and collapsed. Three off-duty members of Local 1080 (Firefighter Michael Turskey, Firefighter Luke Leys, and Firefighter Riley Bolan), who were participating in the run, came up to where the patient collapsed at the center span of the bridge. Off-duty Firefighters Turskey, Leys, and Bolan immediately recognized that the patient was in cardiac arrest and began CPR. A detail crew from Alert Ambulance arrived with an AED and delivered initial shocks. Newport Rescue 1, Engine 1, and Car 2 soon arrived and took over for the off-duty members. They delivered subsequent shocks and continued CPR and treatment until the patient regained a pulse and full consciousness on the scene. The patient was then moved to a Jamestown Rescue, which had arrived in the eastbound lane, and transported with a Newport Paramedic on board to Charlton Memorial Hospital. The patient was later discharged from the hospital in good health. High quality CPR, early defibrillation and multiple agencies working together as a team were the keys to making this a positive outcome for this patient. Job well done to all who responded that day, especially our off-duty members, who did not hesitate to act when a citizen needed them most!
Winter 2021 • The PFIA Protector
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