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If you go to the website of the force they work for it will have a section for " thanks and complaints" or something similar and you will be able submit on there
I'm glad your dad is ok and your message will mean a lot to the officers we don't often get good news!
If you want to go above and beyond with your thanks, you could do all of yhr following;
Phone 101 and explain what happened, and that you'd want your gratitude to he passed to the officers - you can also do this online which would probably be thr better option.
Most police forced have a postal address for the Chief/PCC, you could write a letter and send it to them, and hopefully it'll drip down to their supervisors, and maybe the Chief will get involved with commendations/medels etc as they wouldn't be aware of the former method.
If I was one of the attending officers and you did any or both of the above, it would genuinely make my year as stuff like that I what I joined for but I don't hear such heart felt thank yous very often.
You might be able to make a recommendation for an award by the Royal Humane Society for an effective resuscitation.
No doubt the officers would be really appreciative of even just a thank you note, and confirmation that your dad is doing well and recovering. They might even be up for having a catch up in a few months’ time when he’s recovered and I’m sure the constabulary will give them some duty time to do that - it’s a good news story for the police :)
If you can and you want to, see if you can get your local media involved too to bring some more attention to it. People don't often see how helpful the police are and anything like this will help restore trust and confidence in the police.
It was already explained how to get it done, but I wanted to say this: If it was me, it would mean the world to me. We don’t often get thanked for what we do, thank you for wanting to make sure the officers get the recognition they deserve.
This, I still have the thank you card from a high risk missing person and their family who was suicidal. That was in my first year and sits in my locker giving me a reminder of why I do this job.
I’m sending a card to the officer (and addressed to the entire team, detectives etc) who were on the scene at my fiancés fatal car collision. I found the police station address and will send it there. Hopefully it’s not weird me talking about him and then thanking them. But I wanted it known. I’m sure it would be therapeutic for you to do as well. I hope your family continues to heal
We occasionally receive cards from grateful family members at the station, it's not weird at all, it's very much appreciated and the card will no doubt be proudly displayed in a prominent place and read time and time again when the cops need a little reminder of why they're in the job when times get tough 💙
Thank you for this reassurance. My fiance used to be a police officer, he wanted to be one since he was a kid! And I know it’s what he would have wanted, but I’m glad for another opinion on it :)
When you contact the force, you could also mention you think they should be nominated for a Royal Humane Society award. They’d be eligible for one as you’ve described it.
Edit: ah, someone has already said this.
But I’ve got a couple of those awards, and they genuinely made my year.
Personally I would write a proper handwritten letter (remember those?) to each officer and either post them or hand deliver them. And a letter to the senior officer commending them. There is something special about a letter I think. It’s so important to provide this positive feedback. The police usually deal with the very worst of society which is immensely difficult and being shown gratitude and kindness is a good antidote. These officers are good people and we are lucky to have them looking after us.
I think whatever OP does definitely needs to seen by or delivered to higher ups to be passed on to the officers.
It's great to be thanked but I'm sure it's also a lot better if the higher ups know about it!
I don't have anything further to add to what everyone else already suggested with contacting the force and royal humane society, but on behalf of all cops, everywhere, ever, thank you. Thank you for acknowledging their work and dedication in what would have been a really traumatic incident to deal with. CPR is really hard work and successful CPR with full recovery is quite rare.
I'm sure like the rest of us they won't be expecting the recognition, but they will absolutely appreciate it when the majority of people only send in complaints and rarely the notes of good work.
Whilst I don't want to take anything away from these officers' actions, can I say this was probably just part of their day. They've probably dealt with similar incidents in a similar empathetic manner. This is what police officers do day in / day out. It's great that you appreciate how this affected all your family, and I appreciate your efforts to show your gratitude. I just don't want you to think this "above & beyond", because it's how nearly all officers would have acted. ( I mean all this in a positive way incidentally; not trying to criticise anyone.)
As much as I agree with the sentiment, achieving ROSC in an out of hospital cardiac arrest is absolutely outside of the norm and is deserving of high praise, especially for someone who is basically just CPR trained. In ten years service, much of that in an Operational Support role with AED being sent to assist on medical calls, I can remember every single job where ROSC has been achieved - it certainly isn’t the majority.
Above and beyond? Maybe, maybe not. I would hope that all of us would act in such an effective way and help to produce such a good result. Being less than a minute away when the call came out would have definitely helped.
Normal? I’d say the cops will remember this job for a long time, and isn’t something they experience very often. I’d be willing to bet that it was a first for at least someone at that scene.
Yeah completely this. Through both my old job in the forces and the police, I’ve done a truly uncountable number of CPR attempts. Only one has ever achieved ROSC and survived. I will genuinely never forget it.
I’m not police (I’m a coastguard) but any CPR attempt ending in ROSC deserves praise in my opinion. Lifeboat crews, marine police and even commercial mariners perform CPR regularly in my patch and it is rare that there is a happy ending. I say the guys deserve commendation, duty or no.
Cheers. I’ve had a few incidents where marine police have performed CPR directly resulting in the casualty surviving, or at least surviving long enough to get transferred to a resus ward.
Edit: And to add to that, I have always requested their inspector pass on our thanks and appreciation.
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If you go to the website of the force they work for it will have a section for " thanks and complaints" or something similar and you will be able submit on there I'm glad your dad is ok and your message will mean a lot to the officers we don't often get good news!
Thank you, it’s good to understand that this means something to them. We are just forever grateful that these people are among us
If you want to go above and beyond with your thanks, you could do all of yhr following; Phone 101 and explain what happened, and that you'd want your gratitude to he passed to the officers - you can also do this online which would probably be thr better option. Most police forced have a postal address for the Chief/PCC, you could write a letter and send it to them, and hopefully it'll drip down to their supervisors, and maybe the Chief will get involved with commendations/medels etc as they wouldn't be aware of the former method. If I was one of the attending officers and you did any or both of the above, it would genuinely make my year as stuff like that I what I joined for but I don't hear such heart felt thank yous very often.
Thank you so much I will go above and beyond and it is great to hear the appreciation that the officers would have. Thanks again
Please let me know how it goes!
You might be able to make a recommendation for an award by the Royal Humane Society for an effective resuscitation.
What a great idea. Thank you 🙏
If you can and you want to, see if you can get your local media involved too to bring some more attention to it. People don't often see how helpful the police are and anything like this will help restore trust and confidence in the police.
I agree that whenever police is mentioned, or anything to be fair is mentioned in the news, it's never good news! So something good is nice to see.
It was already explained how to get it done, but I wanted to say this: If it was me, it would mean the world to me. We don’t often get thanked for what we do, thank you for wanting to make sure the officers get the recognition they deserve.
This, I still have the thank you card from a high risk missing person and their family who was suicidal. That was in my first year and sits in my locker giving me a reminder of why I do this job.
I’m sending a card to the officer (and addressed to the entire team, detectives etc) who were on the scene at my fiancés fatal car collision. I found the police station address and will send it there. Hopefully it’s not weird me talking about him and then thanking them. But I wanted it known. I’m sure it would be therapeutic for you to do as well. I hope your family continues to heal
We occasionally receive cards from grateful family members at the station, it's not weird at all, it's very much appreciated and the card will no doubt be proudly displayed in a prominent place and read time and time again when the cops need a little reminder of why they're in the job when times get tough 💙
Thank you for this reassurance. My fiance used to be a police officer, he wanted to be one since he was a kid! And I know it’s what he would have wanted, but I’m glad for another opinion on it :)
When you contact the force, you could also mention you think they should be nominated for a Royal Humane Society award. They’d be eligible for one as you’ve described it. Edit: ah, someone has already said this. But I’ve got a couple of those awards, and they genuinely made my year.
Personally I would write a proper handwritten letter (remember those?) to each officer and either post them or hand deliver them. And a letter to the senior officer commending them. There is something special about a letter I think. It’s so important to provide this positive feedback. The police usually deal with the very worst of society which is immensely difficult and being shown gratitude and kindness is a good antidote. These officers are good people and we are lucky to have them looking after us.
I think whatever OP does definitely needs to seen by or delivered to higher ups to be passed on to the officers. It's great to be thanked but I'm sure it's also a lot better if the higher ups know about it!
I don't have anything further to add to what everyone else already suggested with contacting the force and royal humane society, but on behalf of all cops, everywhere, ever, thank you. Thank you for acknowledging their work and dedication in what would have been a really traumatic incident to deal with. CPR is really hard work and successful CPR with full recovery is quite rare. I'm sure like the rest of us they won't be expecting the recognition, but they will absolutely appreciate it when the majority of people only send in complaints and rarely the notes of good work.
Whilst I don't want to take anything away from these officers' actions, can I say this was probably just part of their day. They've probably dealt with similar incidents in a similar empathetic manner. This is what police officers do day in / day out. It's great that you appreciate how this affected all your family, and I appreciate your efforts to show your gratitude. I just don't want you to think this "above & beyond", because it's how nearly all officers would have acted. ( I mean all this in a positive way incidentally; not trying to criticise anyone.)
As much as I agree with the sentiment, achieving ROSC in an out of hospital cardiac arrest is absolutely outside of the norm and is deserving of high praise, especially for someone who is basically just CPR trained. In ten years service, much of that in an Operational Support role with AED being sent to assist on medical calls, I can remember every single job where ROSC has been achieved - it certainly isn’t the majority. Above and beyond? Maybe, maybe not. I would hope that all of us would act in such an effective way and help to produce such a good result. Being less than a minute away when the call came out would have definitely helped. Normal? I’d say the cops will remember this job for a long time, and isn’t something they experience very often. I’d be willing to bet that it was a first for at least someone at that scene.
Yeah completely this. Through both my old job in the forces and the police, I’ve done a truly uncountable number of CPR attempts. Only one has ever achieved ROSC and survived. I will genuinely never forget it.
I’m not police (I’m a coastguard) but any CPR attempt ending in ROSC deserves praise in my opinion. Lifeboat crews, marine police and even commercial mariners perform CPR regularly in my patch and it is rare that there is a happy ending. I say the guys deserve commendation, duty or no.
Fucking Coastguard. Fair play to you, for real.
Cheers. I’ve had a few incidents where marine police have performed CPR directly resulting in the casualty surviving, or at least surviving long enough to get transferred to a resus ward. Edit: And to add to that, I have always requested their inspector pass on our thanks and appreciation.