April 28, 2008 12:36 PM
Loudoun: Good news from the Sheriff's Dapartment
As a mother, I got goose bumps:
Loudoun County, Virginia, Mon, Apr 28, 2008As members of law enforcement guard the nation’s streets, it is often referred to as routine patrol. A Loudoun Sheriff’s deputy’s decision to stop for an apparent disabled vehicle on Friday proves that nothing is routine in law enforcement.
Loudoun Sheriff’s Deputy Sean McCormack was traveling on Route 28 near Sterling Boulevard around 5 PM when he observed a vehicle pulled over on the shoulder. A woman was standing next to the car using a cell phone. McCormack pulled behind the vehicle to see if she needed assistance.
As McCormack approached the woman he noticed she was visibly upset and was speaking only in Spanish. McCormick looked in the vehicle and saw a mother holding a 12-month-old boy. The baby was unresponsive and appeared blue.
McCormack quickly assisted the baby and did a quick finger sweep to assure he was not choking. He then gave one rescue breath and the baby started crying and returned to breathing on his own. Personnel from Loudoun Fire/Rescue responded to the scene and the baby was taken to the INOVA Loudoun Hospital where he remained hospitalized Sunday night.
McCormack has been a member of patrol with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office since 2006.
Thanks to Officer McCormack and are often taken-for-granted Sheriff's Office and deputies!
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Comments
Wow, what a story!
Last saturday, while attending a meeting with my husband, the lady sitting next to me started choking; at first we thought it was nothing major, but then we realized that she was really unable to cough, speak, breathe. She was signaling her husband to do help her, but he didn't know how; I was telling him to do the heimlich maneuver but he didn't know how. I pushed him aside and performed two thrusts and then she was fine.
All by way of saying that now days, EVERYONE should know how to perform CPR and the heimlich maneuver, you never know when someone next to you might need help. (Not to mention being able to speak at least the bare minimal english so you can at least ask for help when needed....but that's another story).
Kudos for our men in blue!
Posted by: LadyLovas | April 28, 2008 2:18 PM
