ER STORIES
When It’s Your Emergency
"Paul came in complaining of an extremely sore throat; by the time I came in they had him on a cart and were doing an EKG and starting IV's. If it wasn't for the doctor's quick assessment and the nurse's treatment, things could have been very different. They were very kind and did their job efficiently." Doris and Paul Price, Venedocia, Ohio
"Paul came in complaining of an extremely sore throat; by the time I came in they had him on a cart and were doing an EKG and starting IV's. If it wasn't for the doctor's quick assessment and the nurse's treatment, things could have been very different. They were very kind and did their job efficiently." Doris and Paul Price, Venedocia, OhioAn Engaging Story
Jeanette Iacono told her boyfriend she hoped he'd find an interesting way to propose to her. So when the couple from St. Paul, Minn., wound up in the emergency room at Van Wert County Hospital after a car accident, Scott Jungbauer figured it was as interesting a time as any. "I was planning on doing it more toward the end of our trip, but nothing was set in stone," Mr. Jungbauer said.
After having one of the emergency medical technicians fetch the engagement ring he'd hidden in a coffee tin from the car trunk, he popped the question after his X-rays. Ms. Iacono said it was perfect timing. "I wasn't too intent on having the systematic thing where we go out to dinner and he gets down on one knee like you see in the movies," she said. "It was definitely more interesting than that."
Mr. Jungbauer suffered a broken toe, but thanks to a friendly EMT who was willing to get the ring for him, the story had a happy ending.
"I told him if we can survive a traumatic accident, we can probably survive marriage," Ms. Iacono said.
From the Van Wert Times Bulletin March 20, 2008
