Hundreds gathered Wednesday morning at Robert J. Quinn Fire Academy to honor Chicago firefighters, EMTs and 911 dispatchers at an awards ceremony. The ceremony was part of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) week, a nationwide celebration of the lifesaving work of emergency medical personnel. One guest who felt especially lucky to be in attendance was Chicagoan Cara Frank, who came face-to-face with the team of EMTs who saved her life.
On the evening of July 22, 2024, Frank experienced a seizure and went into cardiac arrest. Once EMTs arrived, they secured an airway and applied a defibrillator, but the AED did not administer a shock. A second emergency was able to stabilize the wife and mother. Frank, through tears, expressed gratitude to the people who saved her life.
