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Cop, EMS save 33-year-old man’s life after arm cut by lawnmower in Somerset County

PEAPACK & GLADSTONE BOROUGH, NJ (Somerset County) – A Cop and EMS members saved a man’s life after his arm was cut by a zero turn walk behind lawnmower in Peapack & Gladstone Borough.

On Wednesday, May 8, at 3:15 p.m., Detective Nicholas Ortiz responded to the area of Mosle Road and South Street for the report of a landscaper who had cut his arm with a zero turn walk behind lawnmower, police said.

Upon the arrival of Detective Ortiz, he located a 33-year-old Far Hills man bleeding heavily from his right arm and suffering from a severe traumatic laceration to his right forearm, police said.

Detective Ortiz quickly assessed the patient and determined the need for a tourniquet. He applied a department issued tourniquet to the victim’s right arm and applied additional pressure to stop the bleeding, police said.

Peapack – Gladstone First Aid & Rescue Squad members arrived to further administer life saving measures to the man, police said.

The man was then flown to University Hospital in Newark.

“Through the quick assessment and actions of Detective Ortiz and the members of the Peapack – Gladstone First Aid Squad the victim’s life was saved,” police said.

“All officers of the Peapack & Gladstone Police Department receive training in injury assessment, hemorrhage control and application of tourniquets for severe arterial injury. All officers are equipped with either a SOF tactical tourniquet or Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT),” police said.

Jay Edwards

Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.

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