Saving Lives in Our Spare Time

Peter Nielson (pictured right) had just finished teaching an EMT class at BATC's West Campus, when he came upon an accident involving Dallin Wengert, ninety seconds after it occurred. He was able to save Dallin's life by implementing procedures before the EMTs arrived on scene. Amy Wengert, who is Dallin's wife, wrote this on their Facebook blog:

“As part of my review of Dallin’s case, I read through all of the EMS reports. The first EMT on scene was off duty and driving home. He heard the call and responded to the accident. He noted that Dallin’s airway was closed because of his head position, and that Dallin had agonal respirations, which means that he was breathing, but not effectively enough to survive. The EMT aligned Dallin’s c spine (neck vertebrae) and opened his airway which immediately improved Dallin’s ability to breath. Without that initial intervention, there would be no miraculous recovery story because Dallin would not have arrived at the ER in Logan alive. He probably would have died before the ambulance arrived and any efforts to resuscitate would have been completely futile.”

We are proud to have members on our faculty like Peter Nielson!

Read more about this amazing story here: Pray for Dallin & Amy Wengert