On December 23, 2018, at about 9:10 p.m., Corporal Scott Ray and Deputy Will Bailey responded to an attempted suicide call in Mannford. The subject had already cut his wrists and barricaded himself in his home.
The officers forced their way into the victim’s home and there was a person lying on the floor with his wrists cut to the bone. There was a lot of blood pooling on the floor.
The officers quickly applied tourniquets to each of his arms and used QuikClot bandages to stop the bleeding, as the patient flowed in and out of consciousness. These medical supplies are now part of the deputy’s medical pack, which they all carry with them and which they learned to use in Active Shooter Training. These active duty peace officers truly acted as “first responders.”
When the EMS arrived, the patient was rushed by ambulance to St. John Tulsa. As of Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m., the suicide attempt was defeated, and the patient was admitted to St. John’s in Tulsa. Of course, because of HIPAA regulations, no further information was provided about the patient.
The Creek County Sheriff Bret Bowling relayed this information to the Sapulpa Times and other print media representatives after the Creek County Commissioners’ meeting on Wednesday. He felt it was important to convey the “large amount of blood,” and the quick action which afforded the patient a chance to live.
“I’m positive he would have died,” Sheriff Bowling stated, emphatically. He remarked that training and equipment is important, but “quality deputies” are of utmost value. In this particular case, Bowling said, “seconds count.”
The sheriff said that the deputies do their “daily job, but a lot more good is going on” than most people realize.
