Cop drives to hospital while performing CPR on child
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This story is from Red Hook, New York (Ductchess County).
John Ferro, Poughkeepsie Journal:
When Sgt. Patrick Hildenbrand of the Red Hook village police department saw a car speeding down South Broadway on Monday afternoon, he had no idea the next few minutes would be a matter of life and death.
But that became apparent almost instantly after Hildenbrand switched on the lights of his police SUV.
The driver of the speeding car locked up his brakes, threw open the door and emerged with a lifeless child in his arms.
Today, a 2-year-old boy is breathing normally again after some quick action by Hildebrand and the boy’s father, 20-year-old Matthew Morgan of Clermont.
While Hildenbrand drove to the hospital with Morgan and his son in the backseat, behind a partition, the officer simultaneously performed CPR on the boy.
“I reached my hand back here as I’m driving, moved my body over and started doing all the compressions and feeling for a pulse while I could still operate the vehicle,” Hildenbrand said.
When they arrived at the hospital, Hildenbrand continued CPR while he carried the boy to doctors.
“The medical staff did their stuff and the baby started crying,” Hildenbrand said.
