On April 4, 2019, Officer Chad Beyea and Officer Nicholas Cerda were dispatched to a residence in Prescott upon the report of a 74 year old man with an apparent accidental gunshot wound to his upper thigh. Upon arrival, Officer Beyea and Officer Cerda located the victim lying in the living room of the residence, bleeding heavily from the wound. Officer Beyea quickly applied direct pressure to the wound while Officer Cerda retrieved a tourniquet from his medical kit. The tourniquet was applied above the wound which appeared to have stopped the bleeding. Officer Beyea and Officer Cerda continued to apply pressure to the wound until relieved by responding medical personnel. Prescott Fire Department personnel confirmed that the tourniquet was applied appropriately and effectively to the victim. The victim was transported to Yavapai Regional Medical Center and later flown to Honor Health Deer Valley Medical Center for further treatment. According to the Trauma Medical Director, Joseph Sucher MD, FACS, upon arrival of the victim to the medical center, he was immediately assessed by the ER and trauma team and was deemed to be stable when he arrived, “in large part due to the application of the tourniquet. We have no doubt that due to the nature of injury and the medication the patient was on, that the application of the tourniquet was a life saving measure.”