By Amanda Lien
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus officer helped save the life of a shooting victim by applying a tourniquet to treat a profusely bleeding leg wound.
Officer Aaron Napoli responded to a shooting on April 6 and encountered a man who had been shot twice, once in the leg and once in the arm. A video posted to the Columbus Division of Police’s Facebook page shows Napoli crouching beside the victim and applying a tourniquet to the man’s wounded leg.
“This is not going to feel good, man,” he is heard saying to the victim. “But it’s going to save your life.”
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The video shows Napoli continuing to reassure the victim. When he finishes administering the tourniquet, Napoli takes the man’s hand and reassures him he is going to be OK.
“Through the stress of everyday police work, on top of the dangers of the coronavirus, Officer Napoli made the victim his priority,” the department wrote.