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Bye Bye Excellent Response Times, or Bye Bye Hekemian

Teen Critical After Near-Drowning in Backyard Pool, Victim remains unconscious and in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center.

 

·      A 17-year-old boy, who had his whole life ahead of him, was pulled from a swimming pool at a Madison Avenue home while police were called.

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·      Police arrived just as the victim was pulled from the pool. He did not have a pulse and was unconscious.

·      CPR was performed which restored his pulse, but the victim did not regain consciousness when EMS arrived.

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·      The victim was rushed to Hackensack Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.

·      Fortunately due to the quick response of emergency responders, this young teen recovered fully.

·      Someone posted this comment below the article:  
My son was there He said the police, the paramedics and the fire dept arrived very quickly!!

·      This is the excellent emergency response time New Milford is currently receiving. 

 

(This info is roughly extracted from the article posted by Ann Piccirillo, June 20, 2013 at 12:44 AM, http://newmilford-nj.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/teen-in-critical-condition-following-near-drowning)

 

Imagine Madison Avenue after this massive development.  Imagine the emergency responders trying to make it through that ridiculous traffic.  Imagine snowy, icy days, school letting out, children walking home, tractor-trailers and delivery trucks rushing to make their deliveries.  Who in New Milford will that extra 5 or 10 minutes response time affect?

 

Tuesday, February 4th, 7 p.m., Zoning Board -- last chance to protect the residents of New Milford.

 

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