BOY SAVED BY DEPUTY AFTER POOL INCIDENT.Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer MOORPARK - An off-duty sheriff's deputy resuscitated re·sus·ci·tate v. re·sus·ci·tat·ed, re·sus·ci·tat·ing, re·sus·ci·tates v.tr. To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. See Synonyms at revive. v.intr. To regain consciousness. a 4-year-old Moorpark boy who nearly drowned in a community pool a few blocks from his home, authorities said Monday. The boy, whose name was withheld, was playing in the pool Sunday afternoon in the 12400 block of Willow Springs Drive with other children when his parents lost sight of him, said Capt. Ron Lauer, with the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. . The boy was among 20 people believed to have been in the pool at the time of the accident. The youngster's father noticed the child at the bottom of the swimming pool and pulled him out of the deep end of the pool, officials said. Senior Deputy Greg Margetin, who was in the area, administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the child, who was not breathing. ``I was trying to remember all my training, hoping I would not screw up and he'd survive,'' he said. ``As a patrolman, that's the worst kind of call you can get. ``Cops like to be in control of a situation and here's a situation you have absolutely no control of.'' Margetin worked on the child for about a minute before the boy responded. Firefighters and deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. arrived within minutes of receiving the call at about 5 p.m. The boy was taken to Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. . No lifeguard was on duty. The pool is owned and operated by a homeowners association. ``Our advice is: If you're at the pool and have children there, you have to watch them all the time,'' Lauer said. ``You can't take your eyes off them for a second. ``They get lost in the crowd and they can't call out for help if they're underwater.'' According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. , for every child who drowns, six more children are involved in near-drowning incidents. ``This happens all too frequently,'' said Carol Becker, director of workplace and aquatic education with the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. of Ventura County. ``It starts to get warm and kids head out to the water. This youngster was very lucky.'' Margetin encouraged all caregivers to contact the American Red Cross to learn more about first aid and CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac . Angie Valencia-Martinez, (805) 583-7604 angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com |
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