Wall Police Perform 2 Life-Saving Rescues

WALL, NJ — Two Wall Township residents are alive this week thanks to the efforts of police officers and communications staff, police said.

Wall Capt. Greg Carpino said the first incident was about 2:20 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2. A 65-year-old man collapsed in front of a family member, who called 911, Carpino said. As Patrolman Devon Corso was enroute, Communications Officer Rachael Murray gave CPR instructions to a family member to begin rescue efforts, he said.

When Corso arrived he applied an AED, an automated external defibrillator, to shot the man's heart back into rhythm, and Wall Police EMS and MONOC units arrived and assisted, Carpino said.

"Through their life-saving efforts, the patient regained both a pulse and consciousness while on scene," he said. The man was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, for further treatment.

The second incident happened after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6; Carpino said Patrolman Christopher Roeck and Patrolman Mark Daugherty responded to a Wall home for a report of a 23-year-old woman who was unconscious from a possible drug overdose.

After assessing her, they began lifesaving measures that included administering two doses of Narcan, and the woman regained consciousness, Carpino said. She was taken to Ocean Medical Center in Brick by Wall Township Police Emergency Medical Services and MONOC paramedics, he said.

Officers on scene observed suspected narcotics and paraphernalia associated with drug use that were seized for destruction as per the Overdose Prevention Act, Carpino said.

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