Camp Atterbury Military Policeman Saves Life

By John Crosby, News Blaze

The call for a medical assist echoed over the radio strapped to 22-year-old, Camp Atterbury Military Police Officer Spc. Stephen Strebinger's right shoulder on the rainy afternoon. "Roger, I'm en route," replied the South Bend, Ind., native as he flipped on his siren and lights. He sped to the location relayed to him. He arrived on the scene and immediately began assessing the situation. He noticed a man laid back in the driver's seat of a minivan, unconscious. The van's engine was off but the keys were still in the ignition and the door was unlocked.

Strebinger took action. He removed the man's seat belt and began checking his vitals. "Look, listen, feel, just like in training," said Strebinger, remembering that day. The man was not breathing and had no pulse. "At that point my mind went blank," said Strebinger. "Thinking went out the window and my training just kind of kicked in."

Military Police Officer Spc. Stephen Strebinger of South Bend, Ind., was awarded the Indiana Distinguished Service Medal for using an automated external defibrillator on a man suffering cardiac arrest. Strebinger used the AED to send the required shock to the man's heart and ultimately saved his life at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana.

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