SOMA student saves man’s life
Posted: August 31, 2009
James “Jimmy” Simmons, M.B.A.
Second-year ATSU-SOMA student James “Jimmy” Simmons, M.B.A., recently saved a man’s life when he witnessed a shocking accident that left a man with both legs nearly severed. Simmons and another witness appropriately applied tourniquets and awaited medical attention.
“This action saved a man’s life, and we are proud to have such a quick and helpful thinker in our first class of medical students,” said Eric Parsons, M.D., learning facilitator for ATSU-SOMA at HealthPoint – Kent in Washington state where Simmons is on rotation.
Simmons will receive the Bellevue Police Department Citizen Life Saving Award for helping the man. The ceremony will be held in May 2010.