Bob Covey, CFISD board secretary, recognizes maintenance worker Melvin Doran at the Jan. 23 board meeting for helping save a coworker’s life in December.[/caption]
At Monday’s Cy-Fair ISD board meeting, trustees recognized two employees for taking the initiative to save the life of a fellow employee over the winter break.
Melvin Doran, a groundskeeper at Cypress Woods High School, found the school's head groundskeeper Jim Sikora leaned against a mower near a tractor shed after an apparent heart attack. Finding him unresponsive, officials said Doran cleared Sikora’s airway, conducted CPR and called for help from the coaches leading soccer practice nearby.
Athletic trainer Louie Villarreal then activated the Cypress Woods emergency action plan.
“I think it was a great team effort, from Melvin’s quick actions to the coaches knowing to activate the emergency action plan we have in place,” Villarreal said. “One was calling the ambulance, one was doing crowd control [and] one was assisting me.”
Bob Covey, CFISD board secretary, presents Cypress Woods High School Head Athletic Trainer Louie Villarreal with a certificate of recognition at the Jan. 23 board meeting for helping save an employee’s life last month.[/caption]
Within minutes, Villarreal arrived with an automated external defibrillator (AED) machine, delivering a shock while he and Doran continued two-person CPR until first responders arrived on the scene.
“I didn’t have time to freak out,” Villarreal said. “You don’t see the severity of the situation until afterward when you sit back and say, ‘Oh wow.’ At the time, I was just focused on making sure I was doing everything I needed to do.”
Assistant director of maintenance Scott LeDoux recounted the story to the board of trustees, who presented the two men with recognition. An emotional crowd gave them a standing ovation, and Sikora’s three sisters expressed their appreciation.
“Because of the quick, responsive efforts of these two men, Mr. Sikora is alive today,” LeDoux said. “Although he has a long road to recovery, Mr. Sikora has a second chance at life.”
Bob Covey, CFISD board secretary, recognizes maintenance worker Melvin Doran at the Jan. 23 board meeting for helping save a coworker’s life in December.[/caption]
At Monday’s Cy-Fair ISD board meeting, trustees recognized two employees for taking the initiative to save the life of a fellow employee over the winter break.
Melvin Doran, a groundskeeper at Cypress Woods High School, found the school's head groundskeeper Jim Sikora leaned against a mower near a tractor shed after an apparent heart attack. Finding him unresponsive, officials said Doran cleared Sikora’s airway, conducted CPR and called for help from the coaches leading soccer practice nearby.
Athletic trainer Louie Villarreal then activated the Cypress Woods emergency action plan.
“I think it was a great team effort, from Melvin’s quick actions to the coaches knowing to activate the emergency action plan we have in place,” Villarreal said. “One was calling the ambulance, one was doing crowd control [and] one was assisting me.”
Bob Covey, CFISD board secretary, presents Cypress Woods High School Head Athletic Trainer Louie Villarreal with a certificate of recognition at the Jan. 23 board meeting for helping save an employee’s life last month.[/caption]
Within minutes, Villarreal arrived with an automated external defibrillator (AED) machine, delivering a shock while he and Doran continued two-person CPR until first responders arrived on the scene.
“I didn’t have time to freak out,” Villarreal said. “You don’t see the severity of the situation until afterward when you sit back and say, ‘Oh wow.’ At the time, I was just focused on making sure I was doing everything I needed to do.”
Assistant director of maintenance Scott LeDoux recounted the story to the board of trustees, who presented the two men with recognition. An emotional crowd gave them a standing ovation, and Sikora’s three sisters expressed their appreciation.
“Because of the quick, responsive efforts of these two men, Mr. Sikora is alive today,” LeDoux said. “Although he has a long road to recovery, Mr. Sikora has a second chance at life.”
