Sheriff Chris Francis presented Deputy Allan Young with the Region C Award for Deputy Young’s life saving actions.
On 08/06/2015 at 4:04pm, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Rutherford County EMS responded to 2226 Harris Henrietta Rd in reference to a 20 year old female bleeding.
Deputy Allen Young was the first unit on scene.
The female was lying in a pool of blood and Deputy Young recognized that the female was suffering from arterial bleed in her left arm at the elbow.
Deputy Young reacted quickly by placing a Combat Application Tourniquet (which Deputy Young had purchased the prior week with his own money) on the female’s arm in an effort to slow and stop the bleeding.
The bleeding slowed but Deputy Young and Deputy Jordan Chapman (who had arrived on scene by now) retightened the tourniquet, thus stopping the blood loss and allowing the female to remain conscious.
E.M.S and Fire Dept personnel arrived on scene and transported the female victim to Cleveland Regional Medical Center for treatment.
The female’s condition did not deteriorate any further during the trip to the hospital and she was taken into surgery.
The doctor’s at Cleveland Regional Medical Center credit the fact that she made it still in the condition she was in directly to the quick response of Deputy Young and the rapid application of the Combat Application Tourniquet.
Deputy Young is assigned as part of Courthouse Security, but on this day, Deputy Young was assisting the Civil Division and Road Patrol.
Region C is comprised of law enforcement agencies from Rutherford, Polk, McDowell and Cleveland Counties.
Region-C recognizes officers who go above and beyond the call of duty.
