Learn CPR! Ortiz pushes ‘Briana’s Law’
All New York cops should be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to Sunset Park Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, who is pushing a bill to mandate the training.
Ortiz is calling his bill “Briana’s Law” in memory of Briana Ojeda, an 11-year-old girl who died in August 2010 after suffering an asthma attack while playing in Carroll Gardens Park.
Briana’s mother was rushing her to the hospital when they were stopped by a police officer. The officer refused to administer life-saving CPR, claiming he did not know how to perform it, Ortiz said.