Opinion ID: 1233666
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Sergeant Ansley

Text: Ansley entered the cell after receiving notice that McFarland was not breathing. The videotape shows him standing over McFarland and shaking him for seven minutes before paramedics arrive. Despite being trained in CPR, Ansley made no attempt to resuscitate McFarland. [4] (Lieutenant McMurrian was also present at this time, but was not trained in CPR.) An officer trained in CPR, who fails to perform it on a prisoner manifestly in need of such assistance, is liable under § 1983 for deliberate indifference. Tlamka v. Serrell, 244 F.3d 628, 633 (8th Cir. 2001). In Tlamka, three CPR-trained officers declined to resuscitate an incapacitated prisoner, despite knowing the prisoner had responded favorably to CPR performed by a fellow inmate. Id. The record contains no explanation for the purported delay in CPR, and thus, under the facts as presented on summary judgment, we cannot say that as a matter of law the officers were not deliberately indifferent in responding to Tlamka's heart attack. Id. at 633-34. Here, Ansley was aware of McFarland's medical need and was capable of providing assistance. He failed to do so. The district court did not err by denying him qualified immunity.