# Spanish police emergency rescues

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/spanish-police-emergency-rescues
> Updated: 2026-07-31T03:33:40.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 2.

In late July 2026, Spanish police were noted for rapid emergency interventions. On 24 July, officers in Xàtiva responded to a choking infant at the Plaza Mayor shopping centre, performing life‑saving measures and coordinating with SAMU to transport the child to hospital. A week later, on 31 July, police actions in two separate locales were reported: in Zaragoza, national police applied a tourniquet to stop bleeding from a teenager’s wrist laceration, and in El Prat de Llobregat, local officers used an infant‑appropriate Heimlich maneuver to clear a one‑year‑old’s airway, after which the child recovered in intensive care. These accounts illustrate a pattern of police‑medic coordination across different Spanish cities, handling both adult injuries and infant choking emergencies.

## Timeline

### 2026-07-31: Spanish police rescue a teen and an infant in separate emergencies

Police in Zaragoza used a tourniquet to stop a teenager’s wrist bleeding, while El Prat officers rescued a choking one‑year‑old with first‑aid, both saving lives.

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spanish-police-rescue-a-teen-and-an-infant-in-separate-emergencies

### 2026-07-24: Xàtiva Police Rescue One-Year-Old in Plaza Mayor

Xàtiva police revived a one‑year‑old who stopped breathing at Plaza Mayor, using emergency techniques before SAMU transferred her to hospital.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/xtiva-police-rescue-one-year-old-in-plaza-mayor

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