Three nurses save a local woman’s life

Here’s a actual really feel good story….

It goes again to October when a girl collapsed at Springhill Toyota. Three different girls sprung into motion and carried out CPR till first responders arrived.

The girl survived, and Tuesday she had a probability to satisfy her saviors in-person to thank them.

Heart Attack

On October thirteenth Lisa Perry’s life nearly ended. She collapsed in cardiac arrest whereas getting her automobile serviced at Springhill Toyota.

“My heart went out of rhythm. I had a heart attack,” Perry mentioned.

Fortunately for the grandmother of 10, three good Samaritans have been available; Cindy Hubbart, Shannon Lambert, and Makayla Reed… And get this they’re all nurses… Immediately they began working as a staff performing CPR.

“We knew exactly what to do. When it was time to switch, when one of us got tired with the chest compressions we switched. So it was really good team work,” Reed advised us.

They additionally obtained the dealerships defibrillator, hooked it up, and jolted her coronary heart 3 times. Shannon, who’s a 35 12 months nursing veteran, says you do not want her expertise to make use of the life-saving machine.

“An AED is so easy to use. You turn the button on and it tells you exactly what to do. The pads have where to put I and it tells you shock advised or not advised. So you can follow along and it will tell you to continue heat compressions. If you listen to it it walks you right through it,” Lambert mentioned.

Meeting Again

Tuesday Perry and the nurses met once more on the dealership to share the enjoyment of life. A fellowship introduced collectively in tragedy, however now assembly in triumph.

“I’ve always wanted to help people. I’ve wanted to be a nurse since I was a child and just being able to see that come to fruition and being able to save a life it’s amazing,” Hubbart mentioned.

“I didn’t recognized if she had made it. So to see that she’s alive and doing properly it’s actually heartwarming,” Reed mentioned.

Fire-Rescue Also Recognized

The first responders who took over have been additionally acknowledged. Captain Todd Norsworthy, needs to see extra folks skilled in CPR so comparable conditions could have the identical comfortable ending.

“Because of the early CPR, early defibrillation it gave us something to work with and it gave us a good outcome,” Captain Norsworthy mentioned.

Call it luck, name it a blessing, however three heroes labored collectively that day to save a life and gave a grandmother extra time together with her household.

“Between them all and god is why I’m still here. I don’t know. There’s not enough to say to people for what they did for me,” Perry mentioned.

Get CPR Training

Mobile hearth rescue mentioned this story is a good reminder to get CPR coaching. You can join courses at redcross.org