A
New York police officer
kept a stabbing victim alive using an
empty potato chip bag
and duct tape.
New York Police Officer
Ronald Kennedy
has been praised by police chiefs for his swift action after placing the makeshift tourniquet over the man's wound.
As reported by
Sky News
, the extraordinary action was captured by the agent's body camera after the officer responded to a stabbing reported
in Harlem on July 7
.
The victim, a 28-year-old man, had been stabbed in the torso, according to the Police department, "Go get me a bag of potato chips right now," Agent
Kennedy
is heard saying
to a passerby on the recording of the body camera.
The victim is then heard saying to the agent:
"He caught me in the lung
.
"
"I know, I know," Kennedy says.
"Just relax".
The passerby then brings the officer an unopened bag of Lays crisps, which Kennedy hastily opens and empties the bag on the ground.
Then he says to the passerby:
"Come in and bring me the tape
.
"
He then asks two other people to help him lay the victim on the ground before using the duct tape to secure the crushed bag of potato chips to the man's bloody chest.
Agent Kennedy then
reassures the victim
: "We have you. We have you. Stay with me."
When emergency services arrive, Kennedy tells them, "I tried.
It's the best I could do with what I got
."
Police said in a statement that the doctor who treated the victim attributed his survival to Kennedy's actions.
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