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Lt. j.g receives Virginia Beach Mayor's Lifesaving Award

by William Epperson
12 May 2023 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, was presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award by Mayor Bobby Dyer at City Hall, May 8.

Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an unconscious civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Strunc provided lifesaving measures to Todd Rowan, a resident of New Jersey, who was visiting family in Virginia Beach.

Strunc was surfing when he heard the cries for help from Mr. Rowan’s wife Donna.

He and fellow surfer Tyler Volpe, a physician’s assistant in Virginia Beach, performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Rowan until paramedics arrived.

230508-N-N1526-0003 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, poses for a photo after being presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award by Mayor Bobby Dyer at City Hall ,May 8.. Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through his rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
230508-N-N1526-0003 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, poses for a photo after being presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award by Mayor Bobby Dyer at City Hall ,May 8.. Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through his rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
230508-N-N1526-0003 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, poses for a photo after being presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award by Mayor Bobby Dyer at City Hall ,May 8.. Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through his rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
Lt. j.g. Receives Mayor's Lifeaving Award
230508-N-N1526-0003 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, poses for a photo after being presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award by Mayor Bobby Dyer at City Hall ,May 8.. Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through his rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
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Photo By: Lt. Nube Macancela
VIRIN: 230508-N-N1526-0003
230508-N-N1526-0002 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
230508-N-N1526-0002 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
230508-N-N1526-0002 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
Lt. j.g. Receives Mayor's Lifesaving Award
230508-N-N1526-0002 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)
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Photo By: Lt. Nube Macancela
VIRIN: 230508-N-N1526-0002

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