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Greg Woodbury

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Canton Fire lieutenant who testified about emergency treatment and his observations at the scene.

Trial 1
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About

Greg Woodbury responded to a call about a person in the snow and found John O’Keefe on the ground. He described coordinating CPR and other treatment before O’Keefe was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center. Woodbury observed injuries in the ambulance. On cross-examination, he said scratches on O’Keefe’s right arm extended beyond the forearm and that hypothermia made other skin conditions difficult to assess. Woodbury also described returning for a Section 12 call involving Karen Read. He said she was distraught and resistant to hospital transport. Cross-examination addressed her emotional state and what Woodbury personally heard.

Trial Record (2)

Trial 1 First Criminal Trial Apr 29, 2024 – Jul 1, 2024 2 proceedings

Day 4

Direct Greg Woodbury - Direct Greg Woodbury Adam Lally 4 highlights 110 lines spoken
Summary

Lieutenant Greg Woodbury described resuscitating Mr. O'Keefe, observing injuries in the ambulance, and later helping transport Karen Read for a Section 12 evaluation.

Highlights (4)
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“He was lying supine, like on his back. He was parallel to the street, about eight feet away from the snowbank.”

Describes Woodbury's initial observation of Mr. O'Keefe's position.

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“When someone is hypothermic and in cardiac arrest, we can't declare them dead or passed on until they've been warmed up.”

Explains the treatment approach Woodbury said responders followed.

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“She kept repeating, is he dead, is he dead. She seemed very concerned about that.”

Describes Woodbury's account of Read's questions during the later Section 12 response.

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Key Moment

Woodbury explained that responders treated Mr. O'Keefe as a hypothermic cardiac-arrest patient and described the need for extended resuscitation and warming.

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Cross Lieutenant Woodbury - Cross-Examination Greg Woodbury David Yannetti 2 highlights 42 lines spoken
Summary

Cross-examination covered Woodbury's Section 12 transport of Karen Read and his observations of John O'Keefe's arm injuries; a redacted photograph was admitted as Exhibit 382.

Highlights (2)
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“Being hypothermic, he was very pale overall. So the skin wasn't pinked yet. So it's hard to really judge the rest of the skin until it's warmed up and much later into the scene.”

Woodbury qualified the limits of what he could assess from O'Keefe's skin condition at the scene.

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“So the pooling of blood in the lower sections. So for like a cardiac arrest patient, when they have lividity, it looks like bruising on the underside where all the blood has pooled.”

Woodbury explained his understanding of lividity while distinguishing it from injury-related bruising.

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Locations Touched By This Testimony

34 Fairview Road 1 proc Good Samaritan Medical Center 1 proc