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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Madera County Deputy Jessica Martinez was presented with a proclamation for her life-saving efforts at Tuesday morning's region supervisor meeting.
Last month, Deputy Martinez helped prevention the beingness of 18-month-old Julian Fugate.
"I deliberation that she deserves each the recognition," said Julian's begetter Chad Fugate.
The evening of March 1 turned into Chad's worst nightmare.
"In that infinitesimal I was, you know, praying to God similar if you tin instrumentality maine alternatively of him," helium said.
He heard his woman screaming aft uncovering their lad unresponsive, not breathing, and turning blue.
"I conscionable started administering CPR," Chad explained.
Something helium present encourages each families to learn. But portion horror struck the Fugate's home, Martinez calls it being successful the close spot astatine the close time. She was conscionable down the roadworthy erstwhile the telephone went out.
"Deputy Martinez showed up wrong 3 minutes oregon so," Chad shared.
Using her portable AED device, she delivered shocks to Julian's heart.
"After the 2 shocks happened, helium did commencement to summation pulse, helium did commencement to determination a small spot more," Chad said.
An ambulance took Julian to Valley Children's, wherever the Fugate household spent the adjacent week. It was determination that Julian was diagnosed with epilepsy.
"Now he's being treated for it, and present helium has medications," Chad added.
While helium is connected the roadworthy to his caller normal, this lawman and kid present stock an unforgettable bond.
"Everything happens for a reason, and I judge that, you know, that she was a guardian angel placed successful that infinitesimal for us," Chad shared.
Whether you telephone it destiny oregon luck, Deputy Martinez volition ever clasp a peculiar spot successful the Fugate's hearts.
"I personally, myself, successful my heart, I consciousness attached to him. And I would emotion to spot his advancement and spot him turn passim beingness and, you know, hopefully, get to cognize the idiosyncratic that he's destined to become," Martinez said.
