If you have a health emergency, you want to see a doctor. But at Alomere Health in Alexandria, it was a custodian who helped save a doctor’s life.
“For about a week prior to that I had been having some issues, flu-like symptoms,” said Dr. Amos Szajner.
It was the night of April 29, and because he’s a medical professional, Szajner decided to go back to the hospital and check himself out on a monitor. That’s the last thing he remembers. He was in cardiogenic shock.
“He was initially showing very serious signs of brain injury and heart injury,” Dr. Daniel James Tiede said.
After putting in a stent, Tiede used a fairly new piece of technology called an Impella Pump to stabilize Szajner. It’s thinner than a pencil and takes over the job of pumping blood so the heart can rest. Within a few days, Szajner took a turn for the better.
Watch the full segment: ‘It’s Almost Miraculous’: Heads-Up Janitor Helps Save Doctor’s Life
