LARGO, Maryland — Two Maryland State Police troopers used CPR and an automated external defibrillator to restore a woman’s heartbeat after she became unresponsive at the Largo Motor Vehicle Administration office, according to a Maryland State Police account reported Friday by The MoCo Show.
Trooper C. Williams and Sgt. S. Barlow were working an overtime assignment at the MVA on Aug. 13 when the medical emergency began. The troopers immediately started CPR and applied the AED, the report says.
Immediate action before EMS arrived
Their response helped restore the woman’s heartbeat before local emergency medical personnel arrived and transported her to a hospital. ThinBlueNews is limiting medical detail to the information Maryland State Police made public through the report.
An MVA branch manager later praised the troopers’ prompt response and willingness to act without hesitation, writing that their actions reflected the best of law enforcement and public service.
A return visit and a thank-you
Maryland State Police identified the woman only as Sheryl. The report says she later returned to the MVA while Williams was working and personally thanked him for the role he and Barlow played in saving her life.
State Police said Sheryl is doing well as she continues her recovery. The episode shows how a routine security assignment can become a medical emergency—and how CPR training, access to an AED and a fast response can give arriving medical teams a stronger chance to continue care.
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Sources and visual disclosure
- The MoCo Show — Aug. 28 report attributing the incident details and recovery update to Maryland State Police.
- Wikimedia Commons — contextual AED photograph by Tanja-Denise Schantz, CC0.
Visual note: the featured image is a licensed contextual photograph of an AED. It does not show the incident, the Largo MVA, either trooper or the patient.
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