By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Modern Health CareModern Health Care
Notification Show More
Latest News
No 'cookie-cutter' wellness apps: Why Providence, Prime Healthcare and Memorial Hermann built their own
March 21, 2023
Viewpoint: 3 ways to improve the nurse-physician relationship
March 21, 2023
Florida proposal would stiffen charges for assault of hospital employees
March 21, 2023
FDA to end some COVID-19 policies, revise others for long-term guidance
March 21, 2023
MaineHealth using AI to record patient conversations
March 21, 2023
Aa
  • Home
  • News
  • Physicians
  • Telehealth
  • Hospitals
  • Opioids
  • Opinion
  • Acquisitions
  • Fraud
  • Legislation
  • Home Health
Reading: OSF Healthcare pharmacist saves life in airport
Share
Aa
Modern Health CareModern Health Care
  • Home
  • News
  • Physicians
  • Telehealth
  • Hospitals
  • Opioids
  • Opinion
  • Acquisitions
  • Fraud
  • Legislation
  • Home Health
Search
  • Home
  • News
  • Physicians
  • Telehealth
  • Hospitals
  • Opioids
  • Opinion
  • Acquisitions
  • Fraud
  • Legislation
  • Home Health
Have an existing account? Sign In
AcquisitionsHospitals

OSF Healthcare pharmacist saves life in airport

Beckers Hospital Review
Beckers Hospital Review February 27, 2023
Updated 2023/02/27 at 4:43 PM
Share
SHARE

Pharmacist Lauren Kirkpatrick, PharmD, was in an airport about to fly to San Francisco when she heard someone a few gates away yell, “Does anyone know CPR?” the Commercial-News reported Feb. 25. 

Dr. Kirkpatrick, who works at Danville, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center and the Bobette Steely Hegeler Cancer Care Center, said she thought she misheard before the exclamation was repeated. Along with a nurse practitioner also on Dr. Kirkpatrick’s flight, she went to the airline worker standing above a woman lying on the ground. 

The nurse practitioner, who is not named in the Commercial-News, was running through the person’s medical history and symptoms when her mental status began declining. 

Worried about the issue progressing, Dr. Kirkpatrick saw an automated external defibrillator on the far wall of the terminal and grabbed it. By the time she returned to the scene, the woman no longer had a pulse and the nurse practitioner began chest compressions. The two hooked up the AED, defibrillated the woman’s heart and gave chest compressions in turns. 

The woman’s pulse returned. 

“I’m really glad the nurse practitioner was there because my heart was pounding so hard,” Dr. Kirkpatrick told the Commercial-News. 

Emergency medical services showed up and took over. By the time the pharmacist boarded her flight, the woman was breathing on her own and EMS was transporting her. 

This was the first time she has worked an AED and one of the few times she has done chest compressions. Despite this, Dr. Kirkpatrick said she was thinking clearly thanks to quarterly resuscitation quality improvement training, her experience in emergency medicine and working in the ICU at OSF.

You Might Also Like

No 'cookie-cutter' wellness apps: Why Providence, Prime Healthcare and Memorial Hermann built their own

Viewpoint: 3 ways to improve the nurse-physician relationship

Florida proposal would stiffen charges for assault of hospital employees

FDA to end some COVID-19 policies, revise others for long-term guidance

MaineHealth using AI to record patient conversations

Beckers Hospital Review February 27, 2023
Share this Article
Facebook TwitterEmail Print

Follow US

Find US on Social Medias
Facebook Like
Twitter Follow
Youtube Subscribe
Telegram Follow

Weekly Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

[mc4wp_form]
Popular News
AcquisitionsHospitals

Kentucky health system taps 2 new leaders as 3 retire

Beckers Hospital Review Beckers Hospital Review February 24, 2023
Senators introduce bill to expand physician-led hospitals
Ascension Saint Thomas taps 2 leaders for C-suite posts
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary: Audit of Outpatient Outlier Payments
The National Institutes of Health Administered Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2019 in Accordance With Federal Requirements
- Advertisement -
Ad imageAd image
Global Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed

0

Death

0

More Information:Covid-19 Statistics

©Your Health Wire. All Rights Reserved.

  • Home
  • News
  • Physicians
  • Telehealth
  • Hospitals
  • Opioids
  • Opinion
  • Acquisitions
  • Fraud
  • Legislation
  • Home Health

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?