Getz, a patrolman, was rushing to the scene. He got there in time to see a firefighter pull a small girl from the building. In his rush to get back inside to stamp out the flames, the firefighter thrust Aponte into Getz's arms.
Medics hadn't arrived yet. Time was running out. Aponte had gone into cardiac arrest, Getz said.
"I did what I was trained to do, what I had to do," he said.
Getz crammed his 6-foot-5 frame into the back of his patrol car and initiated CPR as his partner sped toward Hartford Hospital. By the time Getz passed her off to the emergency room staff, Aponte was breathing on her own.
Aponte woke up hours later, surrounded by her family and the first responders who saved her.
Actually saving lives as just a part of the job, good man.
See in the first picture how he’s holding up her limp little body. The feeling of holding a limp child to this degree is by far the most disturbing and terrifying thing that’s ever happened to me. Even just seeing this picture of the officer holding her took me right back to my 5 year old choking and having a total obstruction that left her unresponsive and not breathing. Thankfully after what felt like forever of doing the Heimlich it came out and she got checked out and released by the hospital, but when I first picked her up and felt her limp little body... I thought she was already dead. I guess it only happening a few weeks ago is why it feels extra fresh, but I just had to vent this since I have no where else to do so. Sorry internet for my rant.
wonkynerddude on July 5th, 2020 at 17:57 UTC »
Source: https://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-cop-reunited-0519-20160518-story.html
TooShiftyForYou on July 5th, 2020 at 18:16 UTC »
Getz, a patrolman, was rushing to the scene. He got there in time to see a firefighter pull a small girl from the building. In his rush to get back inside to stamp out the flames, the firefighter thrust Aponte into Getz's arms.
Medics hadn't arrived yet. Time was running out. Aponte had gone into cardiac arrest, Getz said.
"I did what I was trained to do, what I had to do," he said.
Getz crammed his 6-foot-5 frame into the back of his patrol car and initiated CPR as his partner sped toward Hartford Hospital. By the time Getz passed her off to the emergency room staff, Aponte was breathing on her own.
Aponte woke up hours later, surrounded by her family and the first responders who saved her.
Actually saving lives as just a part of the job, good man.
Kikiforcandy on July 5th, 2020 at 18:37 UTC »
See in the first picture how he’s holding up her limp little body. The feeling of holding a limp child to this degree is by far the most disturbing and terrifying thing that’s ever happened to me. Even just seeing this picture of the officer holding her took me right back to my 5 year old choking and having a total obstruction that left her unresponsive and not breathing. Thankfully after what felt like forever of doing the Heimlich it came out and she got checked out and released by the hospital, but when I first picked her up and felt her limp little body... I thought she was already dead. I guess it only happening a few weeks ago is why it feels extra fresh, but I just had to vent this since I have no where else to do so. Sorry internet for my rant.