Due off-duty officers they’re poolside, on their day off. Suddenly, they hear screaming. A group of swimmers are around an unconscious child. The two policemen from the Flying Squad, without thinking twice, rush to his aid and do the trick cardiac massage and they save him. A happy ending after minutes of fear in a swimming pool in Verona. The boy, 6 years old, originally from Sri Lanka, risked his life after diving and drinking too much water. The officers Domenica Turi and Antonio Stellato – who in the past weeks had completed the cfirst aid bear of the Italian Rescuers’ Association which also enables the use of the defibrillator – they found him in the arms of some swimmers: the little one was in cardiac arrest.
The rescue
After performing the “Gas” maneuver (Look, listen, feel), the two officers coordinated to carry out the lifesaving maneuvers. And while the lifeguard alerted the Suem 118Sunday Turi began to carry out the massage cardiac. In the meantime, Antonio Stellato has started looking for the defibrillatorrecovering him from the stall near the bathrooms, and then running to her colleague. Minutes of great tension, during which Domenica continued with the cardiac massage, until, having reached the twelfth compressionsaw the little one expel the water and slowly start breathing again.
The Hug in the Hospital
Shortly after, the child opened his eyes, finding himself faced with the gaze of his parents and the two police officers who were next to him until the arrival of the Verona Emergency personnel. Taken to hospital for investigationsthe child received a visit from the police and welcomed them together with his parents in a long emotional hug and gratitude. The little boy was discharged without consequences. The police commissioner Roberto Massucci also contacted the family.
