NYPD officers revive one-month-old infant who stopped breathing in Astoria

Two NYPD officers from the 114th Precinct, Douglas Zimmerman and Jesutofunmi Aregbesola, are being credited with saving the life of a one-month-old boy in Astoria, Queens, on October 16. The officers were called to a home near 24th Avenue and 27th Street for a baby who had stopped breathing. On arrival they found family members already attempting CPR; the officers took over, using the two-finger chest-compression technique required for infants. 'You can't do the same type of CPR that you would perform on an adult,' Zimmerman said. The baby began breathing again at the scene and was taken to New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was later released. Aregbesola said she tried to calm the mother, telling her 'We're here, we're gonna take care of it. It's alright.' The baby's father later said he hoped to meet the officers to thank them in person. ABC7 highlighted the rescue on its October 17 homepage.