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Framingham Police Officer Aids Baby Who Stopped Breathing

Two parents rushed into the police station Tuesday night with their 2-month-old, who was struggling to breathe.

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This image was taken from video of the police station lobby shared by Framingham police. It shows a couple seeking help for a baby who was having difficulty breathing. Officer Ryan Porter rescued the 2-month infant by restoring an obstructed airway.
This image was taken from video of the police station lobby shared by Framingham police. It shows a couple seeking help for a baby who was having difficulty breathing. Officer Ryan Porter rescued the 2-month infant by restoring an obstructed airway. (Image courtesy of Framingham Police Department)

FRAMINGHAM, MA - A Framingham police officer trained CPR instructor rescued a baby Tuesday night who was unable to breathe.

Lt. Rachel Mickens, the department spokesperson, said Wednesday evening that a couple rushed into the Framingham Police Department at 1 William H. Welch Way shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday night seeking help for their 2-month-old child, who was struggling to breathe.

"Officer Ryan Porter, who also serves as a CPR instructor for the department, was assigned to the front desk and immediately began to evaluate the infant," according to Mickens. "Just moments later, the infant stopped breathing."

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She added that Porter administered "a series of back blows" to the baby that cleared the obstructed airway, "and the infant began to breathe freely."

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