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"People Serving <br />People" <br /> <br />CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br />Diverse · Inclusive · Committed <br />March 29, 2004 <br /> <br /> DATE: 4-27-04 <br /> ITEM NO.: 19 <br /> <br />Riverside <br /> <br />Ali-America Cib/ <br /> <br /> ~q98 <br /> <br />APRIL 2004 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER OF THE MONTH AWARD <br /> <br />Firefighter/Paramedic James Reynolds was hired by the City of Riverside Fire Department in March <br />2001. Before coming to the City of Riverside Fire Department James worked for American <br />Medical Response as an EMT and Paramedic. James is an active member of the Honor Guard and <br />plays the snare drum. <br /> <br />On March 2, 2004 at approximately 8:15 in the morning, James Reynolds encountered a medical aid <br />while performing physical fitness at Station 9. He was jogging up Alessandro Boulevard, rounding <br />the corner on Hawkley, when he noticed several people gathered in front of one of the homes. <br /> <br />One of the bystanders looked toward James and asked if he was a firefighter. James replied "yes", <br />and asked if there was a problem. At that moment a very frantic mother came from behind a van <br />with a one-month old child that was cyanotic, limp and not breathing. The mother immediately put <br />the child in James' arms and pleaded for help. <br /> <br />As James assessed the child, the mother stated she was taking her child to the doctor. During the <br />trip, she noticed that the child had stopped breathing. She stopped at a home on the corner of <br />Alessandro and Hawkley to call 911. That home happened to be exactly in the path where James <br />was jogging. <br /> <br />James immediately started to perform rescue breaths on the child, and after several breaths, noticed <br />the child making an effort to breath. The child's lungs had a lot of fluid, and the child was placed in <br />an upright position on his shoulder. James used his radio to dispatch the rest of his crew and <br />advanced life support equipment (Engine 9). When the crew arrived additional advanced life <br />support care was given. As a result of this care, the child's skin color had improved. Additionally, <br />the child became alert and stable by the time the ambulance arrived for transportation to the <br />hospital. <br /> <br />The timing of the incident was unique because one more minute or so and the child would have <br />been in full cardiac arrest. James is very thankful that he was there at that moment in time to help, <br />and summed it up with "the act was definitely not extraordinary, but the situation and time was". <br /> <br />Please join with me in recognizing Firefighter/Paramedic James Reynolds as the Public Safety <br />Officer of the month. <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br /> 3900 Main Street · Riverside, California 92522 <br />Phone(909) 826-5551 · Fax(909)826-2543 · www. ci.rivcrside.ea, us <br /> <br /> <br />
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