EIRMC nurse honored for saving dying man on airplane
869 views · Published 1 March 2016 · 1:33 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: East Idaho News · 2016 · News & Politics
IDAHO FALLS -- Iris Torvik was flying from Idaho Falls back home to Texas to spend the holidays with her family when she noticed something was amiss in one of the seats across the aisle. One of the male passengers had stopped breathing and was turning blue. Fellow passengers were lifting the unresponsive man into the aisle when Iris informed the flight crew that she was a nurse. Iris began chest compressions on the unresponsive man while another medical professional kept the gentleman's head tilted to open the airway. When they checked, they found no pulse. That did not stop Iris. She continued chest compressions until the man finally regained a light pulse. At this point, Iris and her helpers were able to put the man on oxygen and stabilize him for the rest of the flight. Thanks to Iris’s quick and professional response, the passenger’s life was saved. Iris has over 30 years of medical experience. She is currently the Executive Director of Women and Children's Services at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. While she has saved many lives on the job, this is the first time outside of work where she's been able to assist in such a dramatic way.
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