San Mateo Police Officers Credited With Saving Life Of Child

SAN MATEO, CA — Officers from the San Mateo Police Department are being credited with saving the life of a toddler on Wednesday after they performed CPR on the child, who police said had choked on a grape.

Officers were first on the scene in the 500 block of E. Poplar Ave. after the child's mother called 911 call at 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday after she witnessed her child not breathing, police said in a news release Thursday.

According to police, officers performed life-saving measures on the child, including CPR, before paramedics arrived and transported the child to a local trauma center. While on scene, officers also provided Spanish translation in a conversation between family members and paramedics, which helped to direct the type of medical care the child needed, police said,

The child remained hospitalized on Thursday in critical, but stable condition.

CPR training is currently being offered to local residents by the American Red Cross to prepare them for unexpected emergencies, police said. For more information, visit https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class.