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HEROES: Officers Revive Man At NJ Shooting Range HEROES: Officers Revive Man At NJ Shooting Range
Heroes: Officers Revive Man At NJ Shooting Range Three North Jersey officers are being hailed as heroes for performing life-saving measures on a man at a local gun range. Secaucus officer Philip Caruso found the 59-year-old victim without a pulse and not breathing when he arrived at Long Shot Gun Range around 8:30 a.m. June 12, Chief Dennis Miller said. Caruso began CPR as officers Matthew Kirvin and Kristen Bronowich arrived, and assisted. The officers utilized their Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and administered two “shocks” to the victim. A pulse was found shortly thereafter by Hudson Regional Hospital EMT’s who also ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Second Chance At Life:’ Police Revive Unconscious Man In Cardiac Arrest At Morris County HS ‘Second Chance At Life:’ Police Revive Unconscious Man In Cardiac Arrest At Morris County HS
‘Second Chance At Life:’ Police Revive Unconscious Man In Cardiac Arrest At Morris County HS Police in Morris County were at the scene “within seconds” to save the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest at a local high school last week, authorities said. Madison Police received a report that a 50-year-old resident had lost consciousness while playing tennis at the high school just before 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, authorities said. Patrolman Michael Clancy responded “within seconds” and began administering CPR on the man, who was not breathing and did not have a pulse, Madison police said. Patrolman Nelson Jimenez and the Madison Ambulance Corps responded a short time later and assi…

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by Valerie Musson
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HEROES: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse HEROES: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse
Heroes: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse A trio of Madison police officers jumped to action to save a 61-year-old construction worker who  stopped breathing Saturday, authorities said. Police were called to Orchard Street after the man went unconscious while working in a home shortly after 12:30 p.m., authorities said. The homeowners -- an off-duty Edgewater police officer and Morristown Medical Center emergency room nurse -- were performing CPR when officers arrived. Madison Police Cpl. Bart Glab, along with officers Chris Burans and Brett Smith took over lifesaving efforts. The officers used an automated external def…

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by Valerie Musson
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Off-Duty Trooper Gives Life-Saving CPR At Prudential Center Off-Duty Trooper Gives Life-Saving CPR At Prudential Center
Off-Duty Trooper Gives Life-Saving CPR At Prudential Center An off-duty New Jersey State Trooper who once saved a woman from a knife-wielding man in a car revived another woman who had collapsed and stopped breathing in a restroom at the Prudential Center over the weekend, authorities said. Trooper Cassandra Pugh was attending an event at the arena on Sunday, Oct. 6 when she heard someone calling for help in a nearby bathroom, New Jersey State Police said. She immediately ran inside and found a woman lying on the floor unconscious and not breathing. Without hesitation, Pugh began performing CPR with assistance from an off-duty Mansfield Township po…

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by Cecilia Levine