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Monday, November 08, 2004

Prayers please

Last night, while at work I responded to a suicide attempt of a 17 year old girl. I can't give out her whole name, but her first name is Natasha. She had tied a bedsheet to a ceiling vent and hung herself. We estimate that she could have been hanging for at most 10 minutes (we do 15 minute room checks at night)
I was one of the first responders and helped to cut her down. Another staff member and myself helped to move her to a more safe and accessible area of the pod. She was unconscious but had a shallow pulse and labored breathing. She was convulsing slightly and medics informed me that that was indicative of spinal or brain stem injuries. She was careflight lifted to Miami Valley Hospital.
They said that it would be miraculous if she lived through the night. I didn't get much sleep last night and was in prayer most of the night. I called work this morning to see if they had an update. I was expecting the worst. But they said that in the middle of the night, she came to, she is conscious, but not speaking, they believe there was no brain damage, and that she should make a full recovery. Please be praying for her, her family, the doctors, and my facility. Thanks
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