CPR

Linda Messo had just finished a CPR refresher course when she saw Michael Cacciopolli, who vomited and fell unconscious

“My first thought was … just to try to get some sort of breath into him, just try to stabilize him until EMS comes," Officer Carson Yates said

The officer quickly began chest compressions and then back thrusts on the baby girl before EMS arrived, causing her to breathe again

The Lucas Chest Compression System helps alleviate fatigue during the delivery of CPR

Officer Nick Ferara said it was the first time he ever saved a life

Olivia Bartulovic responded to two calls for victims in cardiac arrest, who were able to survive thanks to the officer’s early CPR efforts

Intense bodycam video shows a patrol boat dodging kayakers and tubers as officers rush to help a young girl

EMS providers were ready at the shore, but as they transported the patient, she stopped breathing again and they had to stabilize her

Officer Brett Morava and Lt. Glenn McCune have used an AED not once, but twice to save lives in the last few years

Young McKenna Delarosa and her mom surprised Officer Jerrid Riley with "a heartwarming reunion," police said

The officers were praised for being "calm, cool and collected"

A pair of Staten Island officers were out patrolling when a frantic mother waved them down

A wildlife officer and a sheriff's deputy took turns performing CPR for "multiple minutes," officials said

“What better help to have than a cardiac surgeon?”