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Hackensack Officer Saves Bleeding Car Crash Victim's Life With Bare Hands Hackensack Officer Saves Bleeding Car Crash Victim's Life With Bare Hands
Hackensack Officer Saves Bleeding Car Crash Victim's Life With Bare Hands Hackensack Police Office Sergio Raneli doesn't go anywhere without QuikClot Combat Gauze. It ended up saving a man's life. The five-year department veteran was the first officer on the scene of a single-car crash earlier this month. As he approached the corner of Summit and Central avenues June 1, he saw a convertible that had slammed into a utility pole. Drawing closer, he noticed the driver propped up against the pole -- blood squirting from his head. "The gauze was the first thing I thought of when I saw the amount of blood lost in the car, on the pavement and what was profusely …

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by Cecilia Levine