I need to take a moment to brag on one of our own. Garett Trumpower, our VP of Consulting here at MEDSEEK, is also a registered nurse. In addition, his entire consulting team is made up of IT professionals who are also registered nurses and even his wife is currently studying to become a nurse! As I was busy working away on my computer, I got a message from Garett who was on his way to a client’s site and calling from his mobile phone;
“Well I still have it in me. :) One hour into my trip today, I hear the dreaded overhead calling for a doctor or nurse. Seeing the flight attendants running up and down the aisle, I knew I had to ring the bell. Next thing I know, I am being rushed from the comfort of the first-class seat I had been lucky enough to get as a free upgrade, to the back of the plane to find a person comatose, diaphoretic and losing bladder control. A doctor arrived before me, so I thought I was in the clear…. but not after she heard my background. After lifting a 200 pound plus person from the middle row onto the floor, I had to start oxygen and then remove their clothes to get the AED activated. I must tell you …getting a B/P up in the air is near impossible! I won’t bore you with the details, but just know it is also not nice landing hard in ORD when you are straddled in the aisle of the plane trying to keep someone stable. It was touch-and-go for a few minutes, but the good news is, the person should be fine.”
Thank you for allowing me this time to share this story. Because when it comes down to it, all of this talk about health reform is about one thing “people helping people.”
Thanks Garett!!!
