Five Coppell firefighters recognized with life saving award
Irving, Texas — Medical City Las Colinas awarded five Coppell Firefighters with a life-saving award for their heroic efforts to save a resident experiencing a cardiac arrest.
The team arrived at the patient’s home to find them unresponsive and immediately started CPR. The crew continued life-saving procedures until they arrived at Medical City Las Colinas. The patient was taken to the cardiac Cath Lab where the care team performed a procedure to improve blood flow to the heart.
“We place a high value on our partnership with the Coppell Fire Department and proudly consider them an extension of our care team,” says Medical City Las Colinas CEO, Christina Mathis. “Thanks to their quick actions and our phenomenal system of care, this story had a positive outcome.”
The patient spent three days at Medical City Las Colinas before being discharged home.
Photo legend from left to right:
- Travis Hardy, Medical City Las Colinas EMS Coordinator
- Oswaldo Molina, Firefighter/Paramedic
- Durl Lovell, Field Training Officer/Paramedic
- Kade Tarver, Firefighter/Paramedic
- Tyler Hodges, Firefighter/Paramedic
- Austin Lee, Captain/Paramedic
- Christina Mathis, Medical City Las Colinas CEO
- Marcus Jackson, Medical City Las Colinas COO