Tag: Heart Attack: Page 6

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Houston Officer Dies After Collapsing at Station

According to the Houston Police Department, another officer found Officer Seldon O'Brien unresponsive in a second-story bathroom at the Midwest Station around 1:45pm Wednesday. The officer immediately began CPR on O'Brien until paramedics arrived and took him Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. O'Brien was pronounced dead there.

December 23, 2015

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Massachusetts Officer Found Dead in Patrol Car, No Foul Play Suspected

A Tewksbury, MA, resident who was a long-time officer in the Everett Police Department was found unresponsive Wednesday morning in his marked cruiser and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

December 11, 2015

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Florida Officer Dies After Being Found Unresponsive in Patrol Car

The department announced late Saturday that Patrolman First Class Dennis Gonthier, 57, was found unresponsive in his patrol car as he prepared to start his shift.

November 9, 2015

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New York Sergeant Dies Searching for Pot Growing Operation

Meier, 51, and a fellow Crawford officer were investigating a tip that someone was growing marijuana back in a section of fields and woods on old farmland accessible only by a dirt road when he fell ill.

September 18, 2015

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Deputy Dies of Heart Attack After Emergency Response

A Harrison County (Mo.) Sheriff’s Department deputy died of a heart attack on duty at the age of 34.

September 16, 2015

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Texas Officer Dies While Moving Inmate

Medical examiners have ruled that heart disease killed a Harris County, Texas, jailer who died Thursday during an altercation with an inmate.

August 24, 2015

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Stressful Situations Make Officers More Likely to Die of Heart Attack

“Because of their job, police officers are under a more significant amount of stress compared to the general public. They take that stress home with them at the end of their shift, too,” said Stefanos Kales, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and senior author of the study.

August 21, 2015

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Washington Detective Dies Investigating Marijuana Grow

Brent Hanger, a 47-year-old WSP detective from Mount Vernon, was part of a statewide drug task force investigating a report of an illegal marijuana grow when he suffered a heart attack.

August 18, 2015

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New Jersey Officer Saves Man Having Cardiac Arrest

"Ptl. Einstein is certified as an EMT and is a dedicated officer, however he is passionate when responding to medical emergencies. On this date Ptl. Einstein used his skills and training to save a life," police wrote.

May 14, 2015

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Pennsylvania Detective Dies of Apparent 'Cardiac Event' While Serving Warrants

Det. Paul J. Koropal was participating in the execution of federal search warrants at 11 locations in Fayette County at the time of the medical emergency.

May 7, 2015

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New Jersey Officer Dies Exercising in Police Gym

Scott R. Thompson collapsed while exercising in the police headquarters gym, according to a release from the department.

April 12, 2015

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Albuquerque Officer Dies of "Medical Event" in Training

Police officials say officers were gathered for a role-play training when one of them suffered a catastrophic medical event. Officers began performing CPR, police say, and a medical director from the Albuquerque Fire Department also guided additional emergency procedures. The officer was transported to UNMH and police say he succumbed to the medical episode.

March 26, 2015