Members of Cobb Station 21 in East Cobb and a Cobb 911 operator have been recognized for their efforts in helping a parent resuscitate his son during a medical emergency.
The Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services Department announced this the staffers are the recipients of its Lifesaver Award.
Cobb 911 took a call on Jan. 2 from a father whose 13-year-old son had stopped breathing and didn’t have a pulse.
Emergency Communications Officer Emily Mistrella helped the father conduct basic CPR as Company 21, based on Lower Roswell Road, was dispatched to the scene.
Company 21 and MetroAmbulance restarted the boy’s heart with a defibrillation and other measures.
In the photo, from L-R, are Emily Mistretta of Cobb 911 and Company 21 personnel Capt. Tom Covington, Lt. David Hallford, Michal Uszynski, Nathan Ricketts, Timothy Ereddia, Monique Broussard, Edwin Sexton and Damien Whitehead.
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