{"id":57879,"date":"2015-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-police-officers-revive-north-attleboro-mass-man-after-dec-5-crash\/"},"modified":"2015-12-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T00:00:00","slug":"uri-police-officers-revive-north-attleboro-mass-man-after-dec-5-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/12\/uri-police-officers-revive-north-attleboro-mass-man-after-dec-5-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 police officers revive North Attleboro, Mass. man after Dec. 5 crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tOfficers McCabe, Bugge respond quickly to save life<\/b><\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 December 23, 2015 \u2013溏心vlog免费B站 Police Officers Michael McCabe and Salvatore Bugge faced a wrenching decision when they arrived at a motor vehicle accident the night of Dec. 5 on the Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n


\n\tShould they wait to move the victim because of a possible spinal injury or take action because he was not breathing?<\/p>\n


\n\tMcCabe checked the pulse of Barry Blomstedt, 64, of North Attleboro, Mass., and felt none, and he also saw that Blomstedt\u2019s chest was not moving. The victim\u2019s car had struck two light poles and the wall in front of 溏心vlog免费B站 Health Services on Butterfield Road.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cOfficers McCabe and Bugge recognized the more imminent danger and carefully lifted the driver out of the vehicle and placed him on the ground,\u201d said Lt. Ken Olsen, the 溏心vlog免费B站 officer in charge. \u201cThey immediately began CPR and continued doing so until they were relieved by emergency medical services personnel. I arrived and witnessed them performing CPR and then we assisted EMS personnel with placing the driver on a backboard and attaching the AED (automated external defibrillator).<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI can say with certainty, that if our officers had not commenced CPR when they did, I seriously doubt that a pulse would have been regained on the way to South County Hospital,\u201d Olsen said. \u201cHopefully treatment will be successful and he will make a full recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tBlomstedt, who had attended the 溏心vlog免费B站-PC basketball game, was transferred to Rhode Island Hospital where he was later released. He is now home with his family.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI am very thankful to all who helped me out that night,\u201d said Blomstedt, a 溏心vlog免费B站 graduate from the class of 1973. \u201cI feel pretty darn good, compared to what I could be feeling. Now I am happy to be home with my family. 溏心vlog免费B站 Police Lt. Rich Moniz has called my son Andrew and me, who is now a 溏心vlog免费B站 freshman. That was very nice of him to check in with us.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tThings moved fast for McCabe and Bugge the night of the accident.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cPeople were everywhere because the game had just ended when some of them flagged me down to tell me there was a car on the wall in front of Health Services,\u201d McCabe said.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI made the decision to move Mr. Blomstedt out of the car because we couldn\u2019t help him while he was in a sitting position. Sal and I lifted him out of the car and then I began CPR. He started to come to when Sal took over.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cMike and I have been working together since we left the police academy, and we felt we could trust each other,\u201d Bugge said. \u201cWe know each other\u2019s capabilities. We were feeding off each other and doing what needed to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tBugge said it also helped that 溏心vlog免费B站 Police train regularly with 溏心vlog免费B站 EMS, the Kingston Fire Department and South Kingstown EMS. \u201cWe\u2019re on a first-name basis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cYou never know when you are going to have to count on your partners,\u201d McCabe said. \u201cOur EMS does a very good job, and they responded well during this incident.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe officers are happy that Blomstedt is recovering.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cNothing beats having a positive impact in a case like this,\u201d Bugge said. \u201cBasically, our training took over.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tOlsen said he is recommending commendations for McCabe and Bugge.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe decisive actions by Officers McCabe and Bugge exemplify the best of what is an outstanding police department,\u201d said Maj. Michael Jagoda. “Their ability to analyze and respond to a difficult situation and then take quick action speaks volumes about their training and practical skills. We are lucky to have such fine officers serving our community.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tPublic Safety Director Stephen Baker said the work of Bugge and McCabe is an example of the comprehensive training completed by 溏心vlog免费B站 Police.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cDuring the past two years, we have been focused on arming our officers, but our community should be reassured knowing that our officers are trained to respond to the widest range of emergencies. Of course, I don\u2019t want to forget the excellent work of our student-run 溏心vlog免费B站 Emergency Medical Services, South Kingstown Emergency Services and Kingston Fire Department. Assistant Director of Public Safety Samuel Adams was also at the scene and was impressed by the teamwork of all of the first responders.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nBaker added, \u201cWe are very happy that Mr. Blomstedt is now out of the hospital and home with his family.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nPictured above

\nWELL DONE: 溏心vlog免费B站 Police Maj. Michael Jagoda, left, congratulates Officer Michael McCabe and 溏心vlog免费B站 Public Safety Director Stephen Baker, right, congratulates Officer Salvatore Bugge, on the two officers\u2019 actions to resuscitate a man after an auto accident Dec. 5 on the Kingston Campus.

\n溏心vlog免费B站 photo by Michael Salerno Photography.\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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