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Robertson County honors deputies, 911 operators and EMS after house fire; cyanokit credited in patient’s recovery
Summary
At the May 18 commission meeting, leaders recognized deputies, 911 operators and EMS for a quick rescue of a bedridden woman and the county’s first recorded on-scene use of hydroxycobalamin ("Cyanokit"). The patient was extubated and expected to go home.
The Robertson County Commission on May 18 formally recognized deputies, 911 operators and EMS personnel for their response to a house fire last Thursday night that left a bedridden woman trapped in smoke. Detective Brent, who recounted the incident to commissioners, said rapid 911 guidance and the work of deputies Allison House and Chance Carlisle helped save the woman’s life.
"This was the 1st patient in our county since we've been carrying it to receive the hydroxycobalamin," Brent said, referring to the cyanide antidote commonly called the Cyanokit. He told the commission the patient was intubated on scene, treated at Skyline Burn and Trauma Center, and that staff removed the breathing tube Saturday evening; the patient was described as stable and expected to return home.
Brent credited 911 operators Katie Greer, Tim Baxter, Danielle Jones, Taylor Poole and Derek Johnson for precise dispatch work that guided responders to the correct location. Commission members used the recognition segment to thank on-duty and off-duty battalion chiefs and paramedics who assisted at the scene.
The commission’s remarks highlighted two points of local emergency practice: reliance on trained 911 operators to direct life-saving actions before units arrive, and the value of carrying hydroxycobalamin on county ambulances for suspected smoke-inhalation cyanide exposure. No formal action was required; the presentation was part of the meeting’s recognitions.
