The Bulletin notes.Law enforcement officers are challenged daily in the performance of their duties; they face each challenge freely and unselfishly while answering the call to duty. In certain instances, their actions warrant special attention from their respective departments. The Bulletin also wants to recognize those situations that transcend the normal rigors of the law enforcement profession. While conducting a traffic stop, Officer Rex Bennett of the Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley. As of May 2006, its population is estimated to be 84,270,[1] 9.1% more than the 2000 census figure of 76,129. , Police Department watched a pickup truck cross a nearby intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. , leave the roadway, and stop with the engine racing and the tires spinning in the mud in the front yard of a residence. Officer Bennett immediately radioed that a crash occurred and ran to the truck, where he found a middle-aged man unconscious behind the wheel. After finding no pulse or evidence of breathing, he quickly pulled the driver out of the vehicle and onto the ground. Then, Officer Bennett and newly arrived Officer Michael Bewersdorf administered 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 until rescue personnel arrived, who worked to restore the victim's heart rhythm Noun 1. heart rhythm - the rhythm of a beating heart cardiac rhythm regular recurrence, rhythm - recurring at regular intervals atrioventricular nodal rhythm, nodal rhythm - the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the after determining that he had gone into full cardiac arrest cardiac arrest n. Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation. Cardiac arrest A condition in which the heart stops functioning. . The quick and professional actions of Officers Bennett and Bewersdorf helped the man make a full recovery. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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