(Huntington County, IN)-An off-duty Indiana State Trooper is credited with being not only in the right place at the right time this past Saturday night; he also had the proper lifesaving equipment needed to help save the life of a 48 year old Huntington County man outside of the Wal-Mart in Huntington.
This past Saturday at approximately 8:00 p.m., Master Trooper Trent A. Kiefer, an 18 year veteran of the State Police was shopping at the Wal-Mart store located at 2800 Wal-Mart Drive in Huntington when he encountered an unresponsive man who did not have a pulse.
Kiefer immediately retrieved an automated external defibrillator (AED) from his police vehicle and applied it to the man’s chest. After analyzing the man’s cardiac rhythm, the AED advised that a shock was necessary. Kiefer delivered the shock and within moments, medics from Parkview Hospital EMS arrived to continue the lifesaving efforts. The victim was said to have been breathing on his own before being taken to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
In 2007, Parkview Huntington Hospital provided a $15,000 grant to the State Police Post in Fort Wayne to purchase AEDs for the Troopers assigned to Huntington County. Kiefer’s AED was one of those purchased as part of that grant.
“We are honored to have the opportunity to support our local law enforcement. Officers are often the first responders on a scene where an individual needs emergency cardiac care” said Juli Johnson, President of Parkview Huntington Hospital. “Our donation of AEDs to the Indiana State Police and other law enforcement agencies are our way of helping those officers have the resources and equipment needed to assist in saving lives.”
Pictured: Master Trooper Trent A. Kiefer
