CROSS-TRAINING

County Enhanced-911 Coordinator Donald Jaquish said the Emergency Medical Dispatch card system is something they started soon after the new 911 center opened.

"It's a benefit of having a new dispatch center. What happened here is we had a State Police communications specialist sitting in a county dispatch chair. It was interagency cooperation."

The State Police dispatch operation is located in the 911 center, and dispatchers have been cross-training so they can handle each other's duties in emergencies.

TEAM EFFORT

Brown praises Torrance and everyone involved in saving the child's life.

"They were wonderful. If it hadn't been for the team effort and everybody doing what they were supposed to do, the baby wouldn't have started breathing again. Everything was just perfect. It saved that baby's life. I'm very grateful."

Nicholas is the son of John and Terra Thompson of Lewis.

"Everything went smoothly," Mr. Thompson said. "It was all positive."

He said Nicholas was treated at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington and is now fine.

Results like that make Torrance feel good.

"When Deputy Rice and the ambulance squad got there, they said, The baby's breathing.' I was pleased for the people. Good outcomes are always better than poor outcomes."

The closest thing he's had to that call was one where a child was choking, and that also turned out OK, he said.

"Those calls are the ones you hope you don't get."

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