Life Saving Incident
April 2019
New York
Albany County
Albany
In April of 2019, Officer Kristen Pulcher responded to a motor vehicle crash on Pine Street alongside the New York State Court of Appeals in which a man was unresponsive at the wheel and had crashed into several parked cars. Upon her arrival, Officer Pulcher observed that the driver had overdosed on heroin and immediately administered her department issued Narcan to the driver. Narcan is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped as a result of overdosing with heroin or prescription opioid pain medications. As a result, Officer Pulcher, along with the assistance of New York State Court officers assigned to the Court of Appeals, the driver regained consciousness and was transported to the hospital for an evaluation. Had it not been for her quick thinking, the man would have surely died. On Wednesday, May 1st, 2019, she was recognized during the annual Law Day celebration held at her agency.
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.
