Wednesday, December 24, 1997
Nurse helps others first
By DON KING / ARN Correspondent
SWEETWATER -- A Sweetwater nurse has been recognized for unselfishly
helping treat others when she herself was a victim.
Sally Flores, a registered nurse at Rolling Plains Memorial
Hospital, was driving out of Sweetwater with a friend early Sunday
when their pickup skidded out of control on an ice-covered overpass
and struck a guard rail at an estimated 55 miles per hour.
While she was being treated in the Rolling Plains emergency
room for what was initially thought to be a broken arm, the hospital
was alerted that four critically injured patients were being brought
there from a major accident near Roscoe.
That's when Flores turned from patient to nurse.
Although she had been admitted to the hospital for observation,
when she saw others more seriously injured she ignored her own
injuries and began treating the other accident victims.
After all four patients were stabilized -- two of them airlifted
to Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene -- Flores resumed her role
as a patient. X-rays eventually showed her arm was not fractured,
only badly bruised, and she was back at work -- although a little
sore -- on Monday.
For her dedication and concern for others, Flores was presented
a letter of commendation during Monday's hospital board meeting.
Dr. Robert Musgrove, chairman of the board, said Flores "played
a key and indispensable role in the care of the patients and is
an outstanding example of a dedicated, unselfish and caring hospital
team member."
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