Life Saving Incident
December 13, 2015
Connecticut
Hartford County
Hartford
On December 13, 2015, Officer Jill Kidik responded to a radio call of a baby who not breathing and unresponsive. When Officer Kidik arrived at the home, a woman brought the baby towards her frantically, police said. The woman told Officer Kidick that the baby had been eating cereal when he began to choke and fall unconscious. The child was in a cyanotic state and his eyes "rolled" to the back of his head, police said. Officer Kidik immediately tried to help the child with police emergency first aid measures without the assistance of any emergency personnel. She first tried to clear the 1-year-old's mouth of obstructions and administered CPR. When these attempts were unsuccessful, she proceeded with Heimlich-type maneuvers for about one minute. During this time, the baby began to scream and slowly start breathing. For her efforts Officer Kidik was presented with the Hartford Police Department's Lifesaving Award for rescuing the baby.
The history of law enforcement in the United States is a long and wonderful history of bravery. This website is dedicated to documenting the heroic deeds of law enforcement officers throughout the United States who have either given or risked their lives to save others. There are many stories of bravery and heroism for many who are considered first responders. However, it is those in law enforcement who are most likely to be the first to arrive upon a location requiring life saving acts engaging dangerous hostage takers, running into burning buildings/vehicles, providing first aid to seriously injured victims, saving near drowning victims and much more are what the women and men of law enforcement do routinely and at many times, great peril to their own safety.
It is our mission to document the history of lives saved by those dedicated women and men in law enforcement. To share with others the dramatic deeds of those individuals who are the first, first responders. It is so important for our citizens to understand that law "enforcement" is not always about enforcing the law but rather being there when our citizens need us.
It is to this end we are dedicated to promoting documentation regarding the history of law enforcement and the lives they have saved.
