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
JANUARY 2017 17