MEDFORD, MA — Medford Police Chief Jack Buckley and Medford Mayor Stephanie Burke recently awarded Patrol Officers Jason Montalbano and Patrick Doherty the Medford Police Department’s Life Emergency Award. Officer Montalbano is a Wilmington resident.
On January 12, 2019 at approximately 8:15PM, Medford Police Officers were dispatched to 6 Washington Street for a report of an individual who called 911 stating he was robbed and stabbed. On arrival, officers on scene noticed blood on the ground with a vehicle running in the road. Officers found a male lying face up on the sidewalk. Officers Patrick Doherty and Jason Montalbano noticed that the individual did not appear injured on his front side. Both officers stabilized the individual physically and slowly turned him on his side, where they noticed a heavy amount of blood exiting the male’s lower back side.
Seeing the exigency at hand, both officers immediately applied direct pressure to the wound in order to slow or stop the bleeding with their hands. These officers continued to apply direct pressure as fire fighters from the Medford Firefightrs assisted. Emergency Medical Technicians from Armstrong Ambulance arrived and then applied dressing to the affected area, at which time the victim was transported to the Massachusetts General Hospital for emergency evaluation. Massachusetts General Hospital Staff stated that the victim’s injuries were severe enough that many internal organs were In jeopardy. Doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital believed that the immediate treatment of direct pressure to the victim’s wound most likely prevented him from bleeding out, most likely saving his life.
In this incident, a delivery driver was robbed and stabbed. The combined efforts of patrol officers on scene and follow up detective work resulted in an arrest. More importantly, an innocent victim’s life was saved – a priority for officers above all.
For their actions, these officers were formally commended on Thursday, February 28 at Mayor Burke’s office, given their citation and are now authorized to wear the “Life Emergency Award” ribbon.
(NOTE: The above press release is from the Medford Police Department.)
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