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College Police Officers Receive Award of Merit at CCUPCA Conference. 

        

The California College and University Police Chief Association (CCUPCA) recently awarded Officer Jerome Saludares, Officer Malynda Lutz and Sergeant Diana Medero  (pictured above from left to right with Chief Charles Hogquist) with the Award of Merit. 

The officers were recognized for their actions which saved the life of a Continuing Education student in March 2008.  The officers received Awards of Merit at the CCUPCA annual conference, which was held in South Lake Tahoe, California on April 10, 2009.  The CCUPCA selected the officers from a group of nominations submitted by College Police Chief's and Administrators throughout the State of California. 

On Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at approximately 12:30 p.m., Sergeant Medero, Officer Saludares and Officer Lutz responded to a medical emergency assistance radio call at San Diego City College, Room T-113.

A 63 year-old male student had collapsed to the ground. The student was not breathing, and no pulse could be detected by staff members who were performing CPR on the student.

Sergeant Medero and Officer Saludares arrived and relieved the staff members. Prior to resuming CPR, the officers deployed an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on the stricken student. Officer Lutz relieved Sergeant Medero from performing the chest compressions while Officer Saludares continued administering breath to the student. The officers worked as a team and continued to administer CPR for approximately 15 minutes until the Paramedics arrived.

At Mercy Hospital the student’s pulse was stabilized and he was breathing regularly.

The San Diego Fire Rescue Training center Coordinator, Dan Beebe, complemented the officers for their effective response by stating, “The quick actions of the Campus Police Officers who began CPR and deployed their assigned AED were successful in saving this man's life.”

 
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