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Vacationing nurses spring into action to save man's life

Three nurses from UMass Memorial Medical Center were on vacation when they sprang into action to save a man's life.

Vacationing nurses spring into action to save man's life
Three nurses from UMass Memorial Medical Center were on vacation when they sprang into action to save a man's life.
WEBVTT GRATITUDE FROM A MAN WHO SAYS PHYSICALLY, BUT PERHAPS HIS FACE. >> HOW ARE Y? NICOLE THESE STEPS, THIS : EMBRACE, MAY HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR WAYLOND BAXTER. IF IT WASN'T FOR 3 UMAS MEMORIAL NURSES, IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. >> THEY SAVED MY LIFE AND I OWE THEM MORE THAN ANYTHING NICOLE: TWO MONTHS AGO, BAXTER JUMPED OFF THIS CLIFF AT SACCO RIVER. >> THE WATER WAS KIND OF SHALLOW. IT SNAPPED MY C2 AND C3 VERTEBRA. THE GOAL INSTANTLY PARALYZED : FROM THE NECK DOWN. >> THESE ARE THE KINDS OF CASES WE DEAL WITH THE DAILY BASIS. NICOLE: THE TEAM HELD BAXTER'S NECK IN PLACE UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. >> THEY SAVED HIS LIFE. THE GOAL: THEY WERE YOU REUNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME, GRATITUDE TRUMPED ONLY BY DELIGHTED SURPRISE. >> IS NOT ONLY THAT YOU'RE WALKING, BUT HOW GOOD YOU ARE WALKING, TOO. >> I SAW THIS WHEELCHAIR AND I THOUGHT, WHO IS THIS GUY? HE LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
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Vacationing nurses spring into action to save man's life
Three nurses from UMass Memorial Medical Center were on vacation when they sprang into action to save a man's life.
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