LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee Health workers who just so happened to be golfing at Topgolf, banded together to save a woman’s life.
The woman, who works at Topgolf, is recovering after having a seizure last month. Manuel Morales, an EMT at Cape Coral Hospital, and Courtney Jones, an emergency room nurse, said they never expected their golfing outing in Fort Myers, to turn into a daring rescue.
“We had only been there about 20 minutes, and we decided to order some food and go to the bar, and then we heard someone had collapsed, so we ran over,” said Jones.
They tell us the woman had stopped breathing for over a minute, forcing them to jump into action quickly. “There was so much adrenaline that it was crazy,” said Morales. “She was already blue! Like her lips were blue… She wasn’t responding.”
Thankfully, these Lee Health workers knew what to do, grabbing a defibrillator to shock her heart and performing CPR. One medic used a styrofoam cup to blow oxygen into the woman’s mouth.
They all worked together until EMS arrived, and the woman was rushed to the hospital.
“It was a good feeling to hear that we had saved her life when she had woken up, ” said Morales. “It was really great, and it warmed our hearts. That we were there to help her.”
Jones said although they all go through very intensive training, anyone can save a life if they know CPR. It’s not the first time he’s saved someone off the clock either, being an emergency room nurse for 14 years.
The other Lee Health workers who helped in the rescue are Nathaly Acebedo, an ER nurse, Stephen Siebs, an ER tech, and Dana Odeh, an ER tech.
The Topgolf worker hasn’t returned to work yet as she’s at home recovering.
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