Any time someone hears sirens going off it’s usually not for something positive, but sometimes those situations can turn out to be so.

Life-saving measures were taken by several individuals in Greene County recently to bring back a life of a then five-day-old child in Jefferson. Police Captain Heath Enns and Officer Cole Jackson were the first on the scene of the child who wasn’t breathing. Enns tells Raccoon Valley Radio he started CPR on the child the morning of June 13th.

“(When) EMS (Emergency Medical Services) arrived we transported the child to the Greene County Medical Center, where fortunately the staff at the medical center were able to get the heartbeat back from the child. As of now the child seems to be doing better each day (and) is alive and we’re very, very grateful for that.”

Enns adds the child was taken by helicopter to a Des Moines hospital where the child is recovering. Enns shares what was going through his mind that day.

“I have my own little one now and another one on the way and it really hits home when I see a child that age because I immediately picture my child. I picture how the family is feeling and it is very much heartbreaking. But I’m very, very happy that child was able to recover from that.        

Enns says all Greene County law enforcement is certified to perform CPR on people of all ages. He highly encourages everyone to be trained on how to do CPR because it can help someone who is in the same or similar situation. 

Enns thanks everyone who was involved and is grateful to have a strong team of individuals who pulled off a miracle to save a young life. To hear more from Enns, listen to tomorrow’s Community State Bank in Paton Let’s Talk Greene County program.