“Very, very proud of you, Julie Evans Schaferling. Today she met the man that died.
At 0300am on a Saturday morning coming home from work, Julie drove up on a car wreck on FM1488 where a single vehicle left the road, struck a pole and partially ejected the driver.
She told the 911 dispatcher exactly where the accident was and maintained her calm as she informed them that the male was trapped in the vehicle, sending additional rescue equipment.
Magnolia Fire, Montgomery County Sheriff, and MCHD responded.
Julie stayed with him until they arrived. Many of the responders recognized her and began treating him based on her assessment.
They intubated him through the windshield as the fire department cut the vehicle away from him.
She never left his side. When she got home and told the story, I was proud of her for doing what she could on that dark road in the middle of the night, but we both knew from many, many similar calls, that chances were not good at all and we left it at that.
The only update she got from the EMS crews in the days that followed was that he lost pulses 3 times during transport.
Anyone who has worked in trauma for any length of time will tell you, the chances of survival, much less any meaningful recovery from that condition are next to 0%.
He had broken bones in his face, arms and legs, multiple broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a lacerated liver, and major blood loss.
Fast forward 2 months, and she gets a friend request on facebook. Today, she got to meet him.”
Credit Jim Schaferling Jr.