HartfordThursday, November 12
A Capitol Police officer's CPR brought a 12-week-old baby back to breathing in Hartford
The Daily Hartford team
A Capitol Police officer is being credited with saving a baby's life. Cpl. Reginald Early was on patrol near Armory Road and Michael J. Fallon Way on Tuesday when a couple came to him with a child who wasn't breathing and had turned blue, police said. Early took the infant and started CPR, and the baby was breathing again before EMS arrived, according to Capitol Police.
3 minutesuntil backup and an ambulance arrived, Early said
Early said he called for backup and an ambulance after he grabbed the baby, and both were there within three minutes.
Source: WTNH.com
The parents, Lex Nebbeling and Hayley Lebron, were headed to Connecticut Children's when they saw his cruiser. Doctors diagnosed baby Leo with bronchiolitis, a common lung infection in infants. His parents say he's feeding well and may go home in the next few days.
“I was in the right place at the right time, and I was able to save a baby's life.”
- Training: all Capitol Police officers learn CPR; Early had extra practice
- Hospital: Early visited the family the morning after
- Chief Luiz Casanova said he's "extremely proud" of Early's quick actions
A 12-week-old was saved by a veteran officer
- 12 weeks
- old was baby Leo
- 20 years
- Early spent as a Hartford officer and investigator
Source: NBC Connecticut
Sources: Connecticut Patch, CT News Junkie, NBC Connecticut, WTNH.com