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City of London Police Firearms officers have been praised for vital intervention on a man who suffered a cardiac arrest on London Bridge on Monday 21 October.
At around 11.20pm, a 999 call was received about a man who had collapsed on the bridge. City of London Police Firearms officers were the first emergency vehicles on the scene.
When officers arrived, a member of the public was attending to the gentleman. No pulse was detected, and CPR was commenced with the officers taking it in turns to administer treatment. Officers used a defibrillator and then restarted CPR. The London Ambulance Service arrived and after a sustained and prolonged amount of CPR administered, a small pulse was located, and he was taken to hospital.
City of London Police Assistant Commissioner Paul Betts said:
“The intervention of the six firearms officers was crucial and I commend them for their actions. The officers’ advanced medical training was vital in being able to secure a pulse and get the man to hospital.”