Monday, April 3, 2017

Sengkang cops' quick thinking helps them revive toddler

The New Paper, Monday, April 03, 2017, Page 8, News
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Source Website: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/police-officers-save-two-year-old-boy
By Adeline Tan, Feng Yuan Wen, The New Paper, 03 April 2017 at 06:00


Police officers save two-year-old boy
PHOTO: Police officers save two-year-old boy
(From left) Sergeant Mohamad Adam Roslan, Senior Staff Sergeant Mohamad Azhar Abdul Aziz and Staff Sergeant Joshua Kwek.
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Police Senior Staff Sergeant Mohamad Azhar Abdul Aziz, 30, was handling a complaint from a member of the public on March 18 when an elderly woman dashed into the Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) carrying a boy, who was limp.

The officer knew something was wrong after taking a look at the boy and that he needed to do something, or the child would die.

Senior Staff Sgt Azhar and Sergeant Mohamad Adam Roslan, 26, were on duty at the NPC at about 2pm that Saturday.

Speaking to The New Paper on Wednesday, Senior Staff Sgt Azhar said: "His head and legs were dangling as his grandmother carried him."

The frantic woman went between Senior Staff Sgt Azhar and Sgt Adam to place the unconscious two-year-old on the counter.

She was speaking in Mandarin in a panicked and shaky voice. Neither officer understood her, but both knew they had to act fast.

As Sgt Adam called for an ambulance, Senior Staff Sgt Azhar checked the boy's vitals. There were no signs of breathing or a pulse, so he applied cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

EMOTIONAL
Senior Staff Sgt Azhar, who has a daughter the same age as the boy, said: "I was worried because as I was trying to save him, doing the compressions, I was thinking of my daughter and I was quite emotional."

Cradling the boy in one arm, he performed chest compressions with his other hand.

Just as he was about to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he noticed the boy's teeth were tightly clenched, indicating he was breathing again but experiencing fits.

At the time, Staff Sergeant Joshua Kwek, 27, was on the second storey of the NPC having food.

When he heard of the case, he sprinted to the Sengkang Polyclinic next door.

The polyclinic had closed for the day, but he found a doctor who had not yet left for home and told him about the boy.

Staff Sgt Joshua ran back to the NPC to inform Senior Staff Sgt Azhar, and they rushed back to the polyclinic with Senior Staff Sgt Azhar carrying the boy.

They took him into the doctor's consultation room.

A Singapore Civil Defence Force spokesman told TNP they sent an ambulance and that the boy was then taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

The grandmother of the boy profusely thanked Senior Staff Sgt Azhar and his colleagues.

Senior Staff Sgt Azhar told TNP: "I feel fortunate that he survived. I did not want a human being to die in my hands."

Assistant Superintendent of Police Muhamad Iskandar Abdul Kadir, the officer-in-charge of the community policing unit for Sengkang NPC, said: "I am proud of them, and they have done the police force proud.

"I am glad they took the initiative to take the boy to the polyclinic instead of waiting for the ambulance."

By Adeline Tan, Feng Yuan Wen, The New Paper, 03 April 2017 at 06:00


When the Durians Fall at Pulau Ubin
PHOTO: When the Durians Fall at Pulau Ubin
So at the end of our three-hour durian-picking and exploration of the island, we had only two good durians to show off. And they were nearly snatched by a family of wild boars.  Already used to human presence, the friendly beasts have all the freedom to roam around the island, becoming one of Pulau Ubin’s main attractions.
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Pulau Ubin stamp series launched on 17 July 2014
PHOTO: Pulau Ubin stamp series launched on 17 July 2014
For stamp collectors… Four landmarks showcased on stamps: Main Jetty, Chek Jawa, The Wayang Stage and a Quarry
SINGAPORE: A series of stamps depicting Pulau Ubin’s iconic landmarks will be available from Friday (18 July 2014). The stamps, launched by SingPost and the National Heritage Board, feature images of four landmarks: The Main Jetty (2nd local), Chek Jawa (65¢), the Wayang Stage (80¢) and a Quarry (S$1.10).

The complete set is priced at S$$2.87. Other products include a Pre-Cancelled First Day Cover affixed with the complete set of stamps, priced S$3.70, and a Presentation Pack with the complete set of stamps, priced at S$4.65. The new stamp issue, Islands of Singapore – Pulau Ubin, will be available at all post offices, the Singapore Philatelic Museum and online at http://www.stampdelight.com.
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Reference
[1] Adeline Tan, Feng Yuan Wen, The New Paper, Police officers save two-year-old boy, posted on 03 April 2017 at 06:00, http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/police-officers-save-two-year-old-boy