Fidelity guard responded to the panic alert, only to find a very panicked mother and her choking son, he jumped into action and saved his life.
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa – Ingrid du Plessis was home with her 8-year-old son Bradley; when he started choking on a sweet, he was eating. The sweet had lodged itself in his throat. In the panic of trying to help him, Ingrid pressed their security panic button for assistance.
Fidelity ADT armed response officer David Mintoor arrived on the scene within minutes. The team also called Ingrid in the meantime to access the situation. That is when they learned it was a medical emergency, and she asked them to dispatch an ambulance.
“Our monitoring centre team received the panic alarm signal and immediately dispatched armed response officer David Mintoor to the address. The team also spoke to Ingrid, who explained that she needed an ambulance to also be dispatched to help her son,” says Ryan Britz, Fidelity ADT’s branch manager for Jeffreys Bay.
Officer Mintoor arrived and realised the urgency of the situation. He spoke with Ingrid and asked her permission to perform Heimlich manoeuver on Bradley. She agreed and thankfully, the sweet dislodged from his throat.
“Thankfully this proved successful in dislodging the sweet, and Bradley was soon able to breathe normally again. The ambulance arrived shortly after and confirmed that all appeared to be in order with Bradley, but he was transported to hospital for a thorough check-up just to be sure,” says Britz.
Ingrid was so grateful for Officer Mintoor’s fast action in saving her son’s life.
“I cannot thank him enough for his help in assisting my son, I’m not sure what we would have done had he not arrived in time. Even after he managed to dislodge the sweet he remained with us to make sure my son was okay and waited until the ambulance arrived. Our family will forever be grateful to him and commend him for going the extra mile.”
Fidelity ADT is exceptionally proud of Officer Mintoor and how he handled the entire ordeal. The commended his actions and his professionalism.
“We have confidence in our officers’ abilities to deal with any kind of emergency situation, even a medical one. Well done to him and the Fidelity ADT team for handling this particular emergency with such professionalism.”
What a hero officer Mintoor is, we are proud to have him as one of the people serving and protecting the people within his country.
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