Thursday, April 18, 2024
Rockville Centre’s village board honored heroes who saved a man’s life and young contest winners who supported local businesses at its meeting on Feb. 4.
Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley called up Rockville Centre Fire Department Chief Brian Cook, Second Assistant Chief James Avondet and firefighters Daniel Navarino and Johnny Cook to be recognized.
On Sept. 23 at about 7 p.m., according to Baxley, the Fire Department was alerted to a rescue call for a man in cardiac arrest at Bigelow’s restaurant on North Long Beach Road. As units were responding, police department members radioed that they had cardiopulmonary resuscitation in progress.
Fire Department members arrived at the scene, and the man was lifted onto a stretcher. Chief Cook started compressions and continued them until he was loaded into a Northwell Health ambulance that had responded. Once the man was in the ambulance, Navarino took over compressions and Avondet started rescue breathing. On the way to the hospital, Chief Cook’s son, Johnny, started the rescue breathing while the Northwell medic performed advanced life support on the patient.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Johnny took over compressions as Navarino began rescue breathing until the man was admitted.
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