Middletown Patrolman Is Thanked For Saving A Man's Life (Video)

Police Officer Charles J. Higgins received warm thanks from elected officials and the police department for a lifesaving achievement on Dec. 20.

On Dec. 20 around 8:20 p.m., Middletown Police Officer Charles J. Higgins responded to a First Aid call in North Middletown where he found a male in his 20s who had a pulse, but who was not breathing.  Using his experience as a former EMT and as a police officer, Higgins performed rescue breathing for the patient with his bag-valve mask until the First AId took over patient care. He is credited with saving the young man's life.  On Tuesday night, he was publicly thanked and given the Middletown Township Committee's Lifesaving Award. "Not many people get second chances in life," said Mayor Gerald Scharfenberger. "But thanks to Patrolman Higgins this young man -- and I hope he takes advantage of it -- got that second chance that a lot of …

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