Master Patrol Officers Wyatt Richardson (left) and John O'Grady (right) are honored for life saving actions taken Dec. 16, 2023.( Credit: Atchison Police Department)
(KAIR)---Special recognition for two members of the Atchison Police Department, with both commended for helping to save the life of an Atchison child earlier this month.
According to a release, Master Patrol Officers John O'Grady and Wyatt Richardson have both received letters of commendation from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson for their lifesaving actions taken December 16, with O'Grady being the first to arrive on the scene of the Atchison residence where it was reported that a 5-year-old child was suffering a medical emergency.
O'Grady, according to the release, "quickly determined the child to be unresponsive and not breathing," and then "took immediate action and began CPR," as other first responders, including Richardson who assisted with CPR procedures, arrived on the scene.
Firefighters, EMS personel, and the officers, all worked together in the life-saving effort, with the two officers continuing CPR as the child was transported by Atchison County EMS to Amberwell Atchison where she began to breathe on her own, with a heartbeat detected.
According to the release, "doctors told the officers that their immediate life-saving actions saved the young girl- life," on that December 16 afternoon.
The release notes that "the Atchison Police Department commends O’Grady and Richardson for their calm and quick actions" that helped save the young girl's life.
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