An accident victim on U.S. 70 near the Mescalero Apache Reservation received prompt care because a New Mexico State police officer was equipped with a life-saving tourniquet, according to a report from the law enforcement agency.
On Dec. 13, New Mexico State Police Officer Edward Garcia responded to a crash involving a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on U.S. 70 near the reservation, the report stated. When he arrived, Garcia saw an individual with a severed leg just below the knee. Working with a witness, who was also an emergency medical technician, the officer provided a tourniquet, which was applied immediately, reports the Ruidoso News .