Officer Saves Teen Who Collapsed From Cardiac Arrest
A New Canaan officer used an AED and CPR to revive Florida teen.
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A police officer saved a teen's life by using an AED.
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A New Canaan police officer saved the life of a teenage runner from Florida who went into cardiac arrest during a road race on Thursday.
The teen collapsed just before 8 p.m. at the end of a race at Waveny Park.
A police officer arrived two minutes after the all came into 911, used an Automatic External Defibrillator and began CPR, police said. Within another four minutes, the teen had a pulse and was breathing.
The teen was transported to Norwalk Hospital, then to Westchester Medical Center, where he is in stable condition.
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