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During Hurricane Harvey, Ms. Sharon Young hunkered down with her dog at the home of a friend. She took her dog out in the rain for a quick walk and felt chest pain. Sharon took aspirin, but the pain became worse and her friends insisted on driving her to the nearest Fire Station on Woodway.
When Sharon arrived at HFD Station 2, paramedics did an EKG and determined she was NOT having a heart attack. Although she was in terrible pain, she was relieved and just wanted to go back to her friends’ home and get back to her dog. HFD paramedics insisted she must go to the hospital because her blood pressure was sky rocketingand they knew this was a life-threatening situation. Sharon finally agreed.
HFD administered treatment as Sharon went in and out of consciousness -- meanwhile they maneuvered through high water. Almost an hour later, they finally arrived at the hospital emergency department. Sharon was having an aortic aneurysm. She was hospitalized in ICU and her blood pressure stabilized to prepare her for life-saving surgery.
Sharon Young, along with her friends and family are coming to HFD Station #2 to thank all those that convinced her to go to the hospital and gave her appropriate prehospital care -- despite Harvey floodwaters and helped save her life
HFD Members:
• Ambulance 02: FF Paramedic Joseph Riley and EMT Luis Flores (El Paso)
• Medic 60 Paramedics: E/O Douglas Descant; FF Shane Fitzgerald
Dr. David Persse, HFD EMS Director will emcee this event.
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