Lower Providence Cop, Nurses Honored For Saving Man's Life

Two area nurses and one local cop were recently commended for their quick actions that saved the life of an unresponsive person at St. Gabriel's back in December.

Lower Providence Township Police Sgt. Matthew Kuhnert and Kelly Magyar and Julia Caldwell, nurses at St. Gabriel’s Hall, received commendations for providing life-saving medical assistance to an unresponsive victim at St. Gabriel’s, Lower Providence Township officials said in a press release.

All three were honored at the Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors March 16 meeting.

Lower Providence Police were dispatched with Lower Providence Community Ambulance to a medical emergency at Saint Gabriel’s Hall on Pawlings Road on December 21, the release said.

Kuhnert found an unresponsive 51-year-old male when he arrived at the facility.

Caldwell was performing chest compressions on the victim while Kuhnert conducted an assessment and found the victim still was not breathing and did not have a pulse.

An automated external defibrillator, commonly known as an AED, was deployed on the man and it indicated that a shock should be administered.

Kuhnert administered the shock to the victim with a positive response, but the patient did not have a strong pulse and still was not breathing, according to the township.

Kuhnert and Caldwell continued performing CPR on the man when Magyar arrived on the scene to provide rescue breathing with a bag valve mask.

The trio continued to provide medical assistance as a team changing positions as needed until medics arrived, the township said.

More police and EMS personnel arrived on the scene and prepared the victim for transport.

While on the elevator moving to the ambulance, the victim regained a pulse and began to breathe on his own, according to the township.

Medics transported him to Phoenixville Hospital for advanced care where he has since made a full recovery, the township said.

Thank you Kuhnert, Caldwell, and Magyar for your dedication and calm repose in an emergency situation!

Pictured above are Sgt. Matthew Kuhnert, Kelly Magyar, and Julia Caldwell

Image via Lower Providence Township