Bergen Aeronautics Student Cuts Artery Open, Police Help Save His Life

Police Wednesday morning helped save the life of a Teterboro Aeronautics School student who cut open an artery while working on a car while it was running.

The 22-year-old student cut an artery on his right wrist open while he was working on a bumper on his car at about 11 a.m., said Joe Pentangelo, a Port Authority Police spokesperson. The student's arm slipped and hit a blade on the engine's fan, cutting open the artery.

Port Authority Police applied a tourniquet to the man's arm, which stopped the bleeding, and he was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment.

The cut required immediate attention and the man could have died had police not rendered immediate aid, authorities said. The man will require stitches.

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