Indianapolis, IN
IU Health recognizes Indianapolis Airport employees who saved travelers’ lives
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — IU Well being acknowledged 22 Indianapolis Airport Authority staff for saving the lives of two vacationers who suffered traumatic medical emergencies on the Indianapolis Worldwide Airport in 2022.
On two separate events in 2022, IND first responders have been dispatched to the airport in response to a affected person with problem respiratory and a affected person that was unconscious.
On arrival, Indianapolis Airport Authority Hearth Division paramedics and EMTs supplied superior life assist care and resuscitated the sufferers. The sufferers have been transported to IU Well being West for additional therapy, restoration, and discharge to return house safely.
IU Well being acknowledged the next Indy airport public security group members:
| Dispatcher Heather Clodfelter | Dispatcher Cameron McAtee |
| Dispatcher Brent Freudenstein | Dispatcher Cory Wiggins |
| Dispatcher Julia Pulliam | Dispatcher Christine Nevins |
| Firefighter/Paramedic Andrew Patton | Police Sergeant Officer Mike Grimes |
| Firefighter/EMT Derek Wilson | Division Chief/Paramedic Michael Hammond Sr. |
| Lieutenant/EMT Kennitay Byrd | Firefighter/EMT Jamar Kendrick |
| Firefighter/EMT Ed Taylor | Deputy Chief/EMT Stephen Summers |
| Lieutenant/Paramedic Keith Schmidt | Battalion Chief/EMT Travers Swardson |
| Firefighter/EMT Adam Wealthy | Lieutenant/EMT Jim Nungester |
| Dispatcher Lori Joseph | Firefighter/Paramedic Brandon Cities |
| Dispatcher Cameron Collins | Battalion Chief/EMT Brian Sales space |