Life Saving Incident
March 10, 2020
New Jersey
Bergen County
Hackensack
The Hackensack Police Department got a panicked call on March 10 that a 1 year old girl was turning blue and her eyes were rolling back in her head. Officer Mark Carrillo responded to the call. When he arrived he found that the girl was breathing, but her body was limp and not responsive to his attempts to resuscitate her. "Her eyes were glossed over," Carrillo said , " I attempted to stimulate the child by tapping on her back, her feet and speaking to her, and she did not respond."
It turned out the child had a seizure. That's when he knew he had no time to spare, not even to wait for medical personnel coming to the scene. Attempt after attempt to get a response proved unsuccessful, so Carrillo rushed the child and mother to the Hackensack University Medical Center in his police car with his overhead lights flashing and sirens blaring. The officer rushed into the pediatric emergency room and handed the baby to nurses. Minutes later they heard crying, a sign that the girl was responsive and on the road to recovery. She has recovered and is doing well. Carrillo saved a life. (Northjersey.com Ricardo Kaulessar)
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.
