Quick actions by airport police during a medical emergency at the Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport led to a life being saved, according to a recent announcement from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 12:30 a.m. on May 30, someone reported a collision near the airport terminal curb. Responding deputies came across a white Mercedes sedan that had crashed into a guardrail. The car was still running, and the driver, Antonio Gilmore, wasn’t responsive. He also wasn’t breathing.
Quickly, two deputies got him out of the vehicle, and with another deputy, they started doing CPR. Another went for a nearby Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
After the Oakland Fire Department and an ambulance arrived, and responders administered care and took Gilmore to a nearby hospital, the deputies learned that Gilmore had survived the incident.
Gilmore later expressed thanks to the responding deputies, who were Officers T. Hawkins, M. Negrete, S. Osmani and A. Durmisevic, according to the press release.
“Their actions reflect the very best of public safety service and demonstrate the impact that preparedness and quick thinking can have during a critical incident,” the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said.