02-12-18 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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City of La Porte - Council Meeting February 12, 2018 Presentation Lifesaving Awards Presenters: Mayor Rigby & Chief Ray Nolen Participants: Jesse Juarez, Ernest Molina & Jewel Whitfield On Saturday, December 2, 2017, at approximately 2:00pm, Coach Chad Oliver was coaching a little league playoff football game in New Caney, Texas between the La Porte Cowboys and the Livingston Lions when without any warning, Coach Oliver suddenly collapsed on the sideline. His heart went into sudden cardiac arrest and his breathing completely stopped. Ernie Molina who is also a little league football coach for the La Porte Cowboys organization, was standing close to Coach Oliver when he witnessed him collapse. Ernie quickly made contact with Coach Oliver to assess his vital signs and discovered that Coach Oliver was pulseless and not breathing. Ernie then quickly initiated CPR. Meanwhile, Jewel Whitfield, a mother of one of the players on the team who also witnessed the medical emergency, quickly dialed 911 to request EMS. While Jewel was on the phone with the 911 operator, Jesse Juarez, a father of one of the players on the team arrived and offered to assist with performing CPR on Coach Oliver. With Jesse now performing chest compressions on Coach Oliver, Jewel announces that the 911 operator is requesting if an AED is available. After receiving no response from any of the bystanders, Jewel walked over to an adjacent concession stand and inquired as to whether or not they had an AED. The concession stand worker then handed Jewel an AED device and she quickly delivered it to Ernie and Jesse to utilize. Ernie and Jesse then attached the AED to Coach Oliver which audibly notified the two rescuers that an electrical shock was advised. The AED delivered one electrical shock to Coach Oliver and CPR was then continued by Jesse. Paramedics then arrived a short while later and upon