for grants for the U of L medical program and now, I will be able to explain what I learned and how the grant money is being used.
Another opportunity took place during a conversation with Dr. Thomas James, who recently moved back to KY from Philadelphia. He told me about an ambulance which was specifically equipped to handle stroke victims on site. This quick response to stroke victims greatly impacted their lives and decreased the effects of a stroke. I would like to pursue this concept and present this to the council to help Louisville residents reduce results from strokes.
Thank you for the opportunity and the eye-opening experience. I won’ t forget Dr. Woo or our time together.
Stuart Benson is a metro council member for the city of Louisville.
More testimonies from participants...
If I’ m in the ER, I want Dr. Fulcher there. I learned a few things. 1) If a patient comes in with bed bugs, step back. 2) If the town drunk comes in, never take off his shoes because his feet will stink up the entire ER. 3) A lot of patients come in the ER who don’ t need to be there. But the most important thing happened at the end of the night. A very sick man came in and I was worried I was going to see him die there. Dr. Fulcher said,‘ Suit up, because we’ re going to intubate him.’ I put on scrubs. I was breathing for the guy, and the doctor said,‘ Don’ t stop, because if you stop, he stops breathing. And I thought,‘ I’ m saving this man’ s life.’ We intubated, cut into his groin. Blood was all over me and I was okay with it. I deal with politicians and political issues and he’ s saving lives. I came away with a huge respect for what you all do.
- Chris Poynter
Communication Director, Mayor ' s Office
Chris kind of got thrown to the wolves on this one. He was actively involved in the intubation. He’ s bagging for the patient and looks at me and says‘ Am I breathing for this patient? Am I keeping him alive?’ And the gravity of that question kind of brought me back and made me remember why I do this. That’ s a perspective I tend to forget about. It’ s so routine. It’ s what we do. So, when somebody’ s in that situation and has the ' A-ha moment,' they can ask a simple pointed question, and it really shines a light on why we’ re doing this.
- Eric Fulcher, MD
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