Leading Senior Constable Richard Pearce from Braidwood was awarded a special Royal Life Saving Awards on 6th March.
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Governor of New South Wales his Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC BSC (Ret ‘d) presented the awards at Government House Sydney. .
The NSW Police Award was also awarded to Senior constable Emma Tubman and Constable Emily Chisholm-Watson for their work attending an accident on 30 October 2012.
A serious accident has occurred with the rider of the motorbike being thrown 20 metres from the point of impact with an oncoming car, suffering an amputation of his right leg below the hip and compound fractures of his right arm.
The driver of the vehicle immediately telephoned for emergency services and recognised the need to immediately stem blood loss and obtained the tie down strap from the rear of his utility. On arrival the officers applied a life saving tourniquet holding and lifting the rider’s injured upper right leg. applied bandages to his leg and arm to prevent blood loss and protect the wounds.
Upon arrival of paramedics, the rider was treated at the scene and then conveyed to Canberra Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
High Commendations are awarded to Leading Senior Constable Richard Pearce, Senior Constable Emma Tubman and Constable Emily Chisholm-Watson. Immediate first aid applied to the victim in this tragic situation controlled the haemorrhage and undoubtedly saved the victim’s life at the scene.
