DALLAS — US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently honored four of its officers for their heroic efforts to save a heart attack victim's life at DFW Airport.
According to a news release from CBP, officers Rene Saddler, Karyn Kruzel, Daniel Zmolik and Bryan Brown were alerted to the report of a man who had collapsed inside the Federal Inspection Station in the airport.
CBP says the officers quickly rushed to the scene and found the man unresponsive, not breathing, and did not have a pulse.
The agency says the officers located and used an automated external defibrillator and administered one shock to try and revive him. After no response to the shock, the officers began CPR and after a short amount of time doing chest compressions, the victim regained a pulse and began breathing, CBP says.
When DFW emergency personnel arrived at the scene they took the victim to the hospital for further treatment.
CBP reports that the victim has since made a full recovery and returned to work.
"Our agency has invested tremendously in our workforce to ensure a percentage of our officers are Nationally Certified Emergency Medical Technicians,” Port Director Jayson P. Ahern stated. "Our officers relied on their training which ultimately resulted in saving this man's life."
The officers were honored at a local DFW Airport award ceremony for their life-saving actions. The victim's wife was able to attend the ceremony where she thanked the officers for their heroic efforts, emphasizing her thankfulness for their quick response.
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