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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In keeping with the finest tradition of public |
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service, Corporal Ronald Stanfield, Trooper Cynthia Sparks, and |
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Trooper Thomas M. Harris of the Texas Department of Public Safety |
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acted with the utmost efficiency and professionalism, and their |
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actions on January 25, 2006, were instrumental in saving the life of |
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a legislative employee; and |
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WHEREAS, On that day, an individual employed in the office of |
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a state representative began to have trouble breathing, and a |
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fellow staffer phoned for an ambulance; and |
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WHEREAS, While the EMS unit was en route to the scene, Trooper |
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Sparks responded to the call for assistance and found the employee |
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slumped in his chair; she radioed for help and was soon joined by |
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Trooper Harris; together the pair began assessing the man's vital |
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signs and placed a further call for an automatic external |
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defibrillator; and |
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WHEREAS, Hearing the call, Corporal Stanfield picked up an |
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AED from the nurse's station and hurried with it to the office; |
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Trooper Harris began activating the defibrillator as Corporal |
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Stanfield began to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and |
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WHEREAS, Trooper Harris was about to administer the first |
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shock from the defibrillator when EMS personnel arrived and took |
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over the rescue operation; they administered treatment and |
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stabilized the individual so that he could be moved to Brackenridge |
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Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, A legislative employee's survival and subsequent |
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recovery are due in large part to the quick thinking and forthright |
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action of Corporal Stanfield and Troopers Sparks and Harris; their |
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decisive conduct in those first crucial minutes made the critical |
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difference in saving the man's life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Corporal Ronald Stanfield, Trooper |
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Cynthia Sparks, and Trooper Thomas M. Harris for their heroism in |
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saving the life of a fellow Texan and extend to them sincere |
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appreciation for a job well done; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Corporal Stanfield, Trooper Sparks, and Trooper Harris as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |