In Alabama, a 62 year old man takes his job very seriously. Zenko Hrynkiw was working in Birmingham's Brookwood Medical Center when Trinity Medical Center contacted him needing his help. A patient there had a traumatic brain injury, and was in desperate need of emergency surgery. He left immediately, but his car couldn't make it through the storm. The cell reception kept going in and out, so he couldn't contact nurses for help. He was more than 6 miles away from the hospital, but he decided to get out and walk. We walked the whole 6+ miles in a snowstorm. The surgeon knew that the man had a 90% chance of dying. While he was walking the man went into unconsciousness. "He was dying. If he didn't have surgery, he would be dead. It's not going to happen on my watch."-Hrynkiw. He made it to the hospital and saved the patient. The patient is now doing well.
This man is a true hero! If I were the man's family, or especially the man, I would be extremely grateful. What would you have done if you were the surgeon? What would you do if you were one of the nurses, knowing he was walking in a snowstorm at 62 years old? What would you do if you were the man dying, or in his family?
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Good job Jill! You could have probably replied a few more times however.
that is sweet I wish that all doctors cared that much you would definitely feel a lot safer. Zenko Hrynkiw is a hero and the family must be extremely grateful not only did he save the man but he risked his own safety to do so.
if I was the suergon I would have done the same thing, if I was the guy dying then I would be freaking out trying to get as much help as possile
I think that was an awesome thing for the surgeon to do. This shows that he loves his job and values everyone's lives. One of the nurses might have been able to send out of ambulance that could have gotten him in quicker. The family is probably very thankful and grateful to the surgeon and hospital.
Yeah I agree with the idea of the nurses sending out ambulances, although the article said that his reception was limited due to the storm.
I am very grateful for what this man did. It was a very brave and wonderful thing was he did. He saved his patient's life and that is even better. I'm surprised he was able to operate on the man after walking that far in the cold. His fingers would be cold, right?
I think the man did the right thing. He could have blamed it on the snow storm and took the easy way out. Instead he went above and beyond his job description and saved the man's life. If I was the patient I couldn't be thankful enough for the man's heroic actions.
This man is so dedicated to his job he would do anything if it means saving someones life. I don't think just anybody would risk their health to go and save a man. This is a guy who loves his job, and would do anything for it. I would be so grateful to have a an experience like that happen to me.
It would have been hard for me to make the 6 mile hike in a snowstorm, especially being an older person. If I was one of the nurses, I would have been really worried until the surgeon arrived safely. The family of the patient must be really thankful that a surgeon would go to such extreme measures.
I don't think I would have walked the 6 miles but I would have tried to get there somehow. That is extremely brave and heroic. If I was a family member of the man I would have been extremely grateful!
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