OMHC employee responds in Moses Lake emergency

Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center employee Karen Carlson had just finished an all-day CPR training session when she had the opportunity to put what she had learned into practice.

While eating at a restaurant in Moses Lake, Carlson heard someone choking behind her. The man’s wife was attempting to perform the Heimlich maneuver, but the man collapsed to the floor.

Carlson was able to give him chest compressions, and perform a finger sweep of his mouth, after which, she said, he was breathing.

Carlson said, “I just want to acknowledge the training I received, and want to encourage others to take...