Jackson police officer saves choking infant after mother's 911 call
JACKSON, Wis. - A Jackson police officer is being hailed for saving a choking infant on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Officer Logan Speaks was on patrol when a frantic mother called 911 to report she had pulled her car over on the highway off ramp after she noticed her 3-month-old infant was choking in his car seat.
Speaks and Sgt. Brinks rushed to help. Speaks ended up running through evening rush hour traffic to get to the choking infant as quickly as possible. When he arrived, the infant was tense and not breathing.
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He gave the infant back thrusts and chest compressions, which dislodged what he was choking on. The infant was able to breathe again and began crying.
Jackson Police, Slinger Fire Department and Lifestar EMS Wisconsin responded to the call and the infant was taken to the hospital via ambulance for further medical evaluation.
Officials say baby Kyland is now recovering at home.
Less than 24 hours later, it's stuck with him.
"It’s definitely a sigh of relief. It felt really good to be able to do my job effectively," Speaks said. "Immediately, just went into training mode. Flipped him onto my hand and started giving him back compressions. And then flipped him back over and started giving him chest compressions."
Speaks has been an officer for two years. It was what he learned on the job that helped guide him.
Police chief Ryan Vossekuil said the 14 officers with the department are trained in CPR. He reviewed the body camera footage on Wednesday morning.
Officer Logan Speaks
"When I saw this video, I was just blown away," Vossekuil said. "It gave me chills."
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Hours after the call, the mother and baby came to say thank you to the officer who saved a life.
"It’s a great job. I love this job," Speaks said. "It’s very rewarding and last night was something I’ll never forget."
Speaks said the baby was choking on fluids that had filled his lungs. He hopes what happened Tuesday will encourage people to get CPR training.