A Windsor police constable is being honoured for saving the life of a man suffering an overdose.
Constable Ceceilya Scuderi is being recognized with the Order of St. John for her actions in May of 2017.
Constable Scuderi was responding to a 9-1-1 on that day at a home on Lincoln Rd. Upon arrival, family members directed her to a ladder leading up to a small attic where she found a man.
"Which I then climbed the attic and observed a couple of people doing CPR on the male," says Scuderi. "I cleared my surroundings and made sure everything was safe which then I checked his vitals, they were non-existent. At that time I did start CPR on the male and I waited until EMS had arrived on scene."
St. John Ambulance Chair for Southwest Ontario, Paul Joudrey, May 28, 2018 (by AM800's Peter Langille)
The man was revived and has since made a full recovery.
St. John Ambulance Chair for Southwest Ontario, Paul Joudrey, says Constable Scuderi exemplifies what the organization stands for. "We train members of the community, we train organizations first aid," he says. "Getting on the scene, assessing the scene applying first aid so further resources can come along and help."
The presentation was made at the latest meeting of the Windsor Police Services Board.