By Chris Concannon
Gloucester City News
Two members of Bellmawr’s EMS Unit were honored with citations at the recent Bellmawr Borough Council meeting. Bellmawr Fire Chief Jim Burleigh presented the awards to Michael Cox Jr. and Charles \”CJ\” Ruff. They were honored for saving the life of Joseph Toomey, who went into cardiac arrest August 4.
Cox and Ruff responded to Mr. Toomey’s home and, using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), re-started his heart function. Then, they took him to a local hospital.
A very thankful Toomey was at the meeting for the presentation. Well-known to residents, he is a retired Bellmawr Sewer Director.
EMS Supervisor Chuck Hannum said this was one of three cardiac saves within the past year, which is unheard of in the EMS community. He said Bellmawr EMS’s response time has improved by 9 percent.
In other news, a thank you card was read from the Barrett family to the Bellmawr EMS for assisting their family on September 11.
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