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Karnes County honors EMS crew with Phoenix awards; proclaims October domestic violence awareness month
Summary
Karnes County Commissioners Court presented Phoenix lifesaving awards Oct. 14 to paramedics Nathaniel Gos Reyes and David Valenuela for a successful resuscitation and transport of a cardiac‑arrest patient who later left hospital neurologically intact; the court also read and signed a proclamation recognizing October 14, 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Karnes County Commissioners Court on Oct. 14 presented Phoenix lifesaving awards to EMS paramedics Nathaniel Gos Reyes and David Valenuela for their response to a cardiac arrest on Aug. 3, 2025.
According to the presentation to the court, the crew arrived to a male patient with chest pain and shortness of breath, applied an EKG that identified ST‑elevation myocardial infarction, and during transport the patient went into cardiac arrest. Paramedics performed rapid defibrillation and CPR, regained pulses within about three to four minutes, and performed a rapid sequence intubation to protect the airway before a roughly 60‑minute transfer to a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) center in San Antonio. Hospital staff performed intervention and stenting; the patient was extubated two days later and walked out of the hospital neurologically intact.
Eric Frederick, president of Mission Trail Baptist Hospital, praised the field care and patient outcome, saying the case illustrated the importance of high‑quality prehospital care and the hospital‑EMS handoff: "we do sacred work in healthcare" and that seeing a patient walk out of the hospital after odds were poor is "incredibly important to this community." The judge and commissioners presented certificates and commendations and invited the paramedics and hospital representatives for a photograph.
At the same meeting the court read and signed a proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, noting the local nonprofit Thriving Hearts Crisis Center (formerly Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter) answered crisis calls and provided services to survivors in the past year as reflected in the proclamation.
Why it matters: The award highlights successful coordination between county EMS and a PCI‑capable hospital that produced a positive neurologic outcome, while the proclamation publicizes community resources and survivor services for domestic violence prevention.
What’s next: The court signed the proclamation and presented awards; EMS and hospital partners continue training and community outreach tied to recognition and prevention efforts.
