KYLE, Texas — A Kyle woman thanked a Hays County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher Thursday for helping save her husband’s life after he went into cardiac arrest in August.
Eden Dunn, an emergency communications officer, received a 911 call at approximately 2:32 a.m. Aug. 19 from a woman whose 35-year-old husband was unconscious and not breathing. Dunn immediately dispatched emergency personnel and calmly guided the caller through CPR instructions until paramedics arrived seven minutes later.
The man spent 17 days in the hospital but survived.
Ascension Seton Hays Hospital honored Dunn, San Marcos/Hays County EMS, Kyle Fire Department and hospital medical staff Oct. 9, presenting them with awards for their response. The family attended and met Dunn in person, describing the dispatcher as “so calm and helpful” during the emergency…