5 Officers Recognized For Life Saving Actions In Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Four members of the Doylestown Township Police Department and a member of the Central Bucks Regional Police Department have been recognized for saving a man’s life in November.

According to Doylestown Township Police Chief Charles Ziegler, on November 16 a passenger in a vehicle experienced a cardiac arrest on East Butler near Shady Retreat Road.

The driver called 9-1-1 and was provided with professional, calm instructions while simultaneously issuing dispatch for police and ambulance to respond,

The driver of the vehicle was able to pull safely into a parking lot nearby.

Central Bucks Regional Police Officer Zachary Mason immediately recognized that the community member was suffering from a major medical event. “He utilized his training and and experience and initiated CPR,” said the chief.

Doylestown Township Police Sgt. Jessica Whiteside, Officer Steven Johnson, Officer Daniel Carr and Officer Brandon C. Liberto arrived deploying an Automatic External Defibrillator which delivered one shock.

According to the chief, the officers continued working together to perform CPR while a second shock was delivered to the patient.

“This continued for a few minutes while Central Bucks Emergency Medical Services and Chal-Brit Community Ambulance arrived and determined the patient had a pulse. Advanced life support was administered and he was taking breaths on his own. The patient was transported to Doylestown Hospital for treatment.

“On Nov. 20, police learned that John Arzberger had survived and was recovering at the hospital with his family by his side,” said the chief. “He expressed gratitude to the police and all the first responders for saving his life.”

Chief Ziegler formally recognized the officers at the Dec. meeting of the board of supervisors for their “professionalism, prompt, efficient and expert application of life-saving measures which successfully saved a life.”