When a lightning strike drops four people outside the White House, a doctor in the right place and time tries to save as many as he can.
Alister Martin, MD, as told to Sarah Yahr TuckerEmergencies happen anywhere, anytime, and sometimes medical professionals find themselves in situations where they are the only ones who can help.It was one of those dog days of August where the humidity is palpable and the pressure is so hot and thick you can almost feel the ions in the air. At the time , I was a White House fellow and senior advisor in the West Wing Office of Public Engagement and in the Office of the Vice President.
I was sprinting on the sidewalk and spotted a bunch of Secret Service agents on their bikes riding in the opposite direction, back toward the park. I knew they wouldn't be out on bikes in this mess without a reason. As they reached me, one agent said,"Clear the sidewalk! We're coming through with a bunch of equipment."I thought:It was like two different parts of my brain were active at the exact same time.
More Secret Service agents arrived, and I said,"We need to do compressions on this other person right now." One of the agents took a moment to question who I could be and why I was there. I said,"I'm a doctor. I know I'm not dressed like one, but I'm a physician."After they left, I was effectively trying to triage which of these four people would get the AED first. Initially, I spent more of my time on the young man, and we began to get some response from him.
The towel arrived, and we were able to get the chests of the younger people dry enough for the AED pads. We applied two shocks first to the woman, then the young man. We got his pulse back quickly. The woman's came back as well, but it felt much weaker. I remember the first time we talked on the phone, Amber said something along the lines of,"This sucks. Obviously, I was not planning for any of this to happen. But I also think there's something good that could come from this."
I told Amber, if there are things that you have been waiting to do, this could be the time. She wants to be an international human rights activist, and she is kicking butt in a graduate school program to begin on that pathway. It's been really cool to watch her chase this dream with way more vigor than she had before.
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