SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts — Springfield Police Officer Tiffany Bermudez was among the officers recognized after a lifesaving CPR response in which officers worked for nearly 40 minutes on a woman who was unconscious, not breathing and had no pulse, according to WWLP reporting by Nicole Buddie.

WWLP reported that Springfield police honored more than a dozen officers during an awards ceremony attended by Mayor Domenic Sarno and Police Superintendent Larry Akers. The ceremony recognized heroic and life-saving actions taken by officers over the past two years.

A CPR effort that lasted nearly 40 minutes

Bermudez described the call as involving a woman who was unconscious, was not breathing and had no pulse, according to the report. Bermudez and other officers performed CPR for nearly 40 minutes.

“She basically had her life back. It was an honor to be able to do that,” Bermudez said, according to WWLP.

The public report did not identify the woman who received medical care. ThinBlueNews is not adding medical details beyond what was publicly reported by the source.

Recognition for first minutes that matter

The Springfield ceremony highlighted the practical side of law-enforcement lifesaving work: officers arriving quickly, beginning CPR, sustaining care and giving emergency medical responders a fighting chance to continue treatment.

Bermudez also described the department’s mission in direct public-safety terms: “We’re there to protect and serve them. We’re going to do our best to bring everybody to safety,” according to WWLP.

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Editorial note: ThinBlueNews used a labeled editorial news card because the accessible source text did not provide a clean downloadable official award photo during this run. No AI-generated rescue scene, patient image or fake officer photo was used.