PAX Centurion - January / March 2016

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • January/March 2016 • Page 43 The Law Firm of Scott D. Goldberg, P.C. is proud to continue supporting the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. Attorney Goldberg is honored to be the personal lawyer for many of its members and families for almost 25 years. The majority of our police clients are referred to us by other officers we have represented and with whom we have established close relationships. We fight for the rights of police men and women who are injured both on-duty and off, some of whom do not know that they have a right to a claim until they call us. The financial compensation we obtain for them includes lost pay – base, detail, and overtime – even when they receive Pay with Leave or used sick days. It also includes payment for medical expenses, disability, and pain and suffering. We are also excited to announce that we have a new website, at the same web address www. goldberglawfirm.net , which has more information about claims for police officers and insurance. If you, your family, or friends have been injured, or if would like advice about how to protect yourself and your family before an incident, then please contact Attorney Goldberg for a free consultation. T HE L AW F IRM OF S COTT D. G OLDBERG , P.C. Proudly Supports the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association 2014 Police Letterhead banner Ad (7.5x.5).2_Layout 1 10/3/14 5:45 PM Page 1 T HE L AW F IRM OF S COTT D. G OLDBERG , P.C. Scott D. Goldberg, Esq. 52 Temple Place 4th Fl. Boston, MA 02111 tel: 617.227.1888 e-mail: scott@goldberglawfirm.net website: www.goldberglawfirm.net Representing Injured Police Officers Since 1990 2014 Police Bus Card Ad (2.5x1.5).2_Layout 1 10/3/14 5 By P.O. Dennis Murphy, D14 No ordinary day W e know, more than anyone. That just as there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. In police work, there is no such thing as an ordinary day. 18 June 2015 was another one of those, extraordinary, ordinary days in the life of a Boston Police Officer. You did not see this story in any news outlets. Because, of the millions of Citizen – Police encounters that occur annually in this country. Those which do not end up in those sensational incidents plastered all over the news. The sensational encounters that in actuality make up only a tiny fraction of Citizen-Police encounters, but because of the 24-hour news coverage, seem like the rule not the exception. The everyday encounters of great police work are not news. On the 18 th of June, the K202F was stopped at a red light on Washington St. in Brighton when a person suddenly collapsed in a crosswalk. When this woman was observed to be having an extremely difficult time standing up, Officer Stephan Borne exited the wagon and went to render assistance. The young woman told the Officer she fell and hurt her leg. As Officer Borne bent to help her up, that’s when he saw it. A large amount of blood pooling in the roadway under her leg, and it was getting larger by the seconds. The Officer found that the back of her leg had a large laceration by the knee. What neither the victim nor the Officer knew at that moment, was that when the victim fell. She broke her leg, and the shattered bone cut its way through artery, muscle, nerve, and vein as she attempted to stand up. Officer Borne did know however that this injury was critical, the blood loss was increasing rapidly, and time was not on their side. He immediately contacted Operations and requested EMS. There was no doubt from his voice this was serious. He then removed his duty belt and gave it to his partner Officer Arthur Lonergan who by that time had parked the wagon and was clearing traffic from the scene. Officer Borne took off his waist belt and proceeded to apply a hasty tourniquet to stop the blood loss and held that leg for as long as it took. Several more units from D-14 responded and when this author arrived the amount of blood on the street below the victim was startling. Boston EMS and Fire eventually arrived and the victim was transported to St. Elizabeth’s for treatment. It was reported later that the victim had underwent one 10-hour surgery, a transfer to a second medical facility, and several follow-up operations and treatments. The extent of her initial injury was major. It was provident that the K202F was stopped in traffic at that exact spot, at that exact moment in time. For it is without a doubt that had those Officers not been there. Had the victim fell and had to rely on the chance passing of a stranger, to stop, to call 911, and to wait for a response. The outcome that day would have been very different. All the medical personnel involved agreed that if not for the quick, calm, professional intervention of a Boston Police Officer. A visitor to our City would have lost her life on a crosswalk in Brighton.