{"id":271848,"date":"2023-04-27T08:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=271848"},"modified":"2023-04-27T13:53:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:53:18","slug":"man-shot-revisits-jrmc-after-gunshot-wound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=271848","title":{"rendered":"Man Shot Revisits JRMC After Wound Heals."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jamestown, ND (JRMC) – When he arrived at Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) in November, Mitch Amundson had lost 80% of his blood and was in critical condition. Teams moved him to surgery and stabilized him as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember thinking \u2018I don\u2019t want to die,\u2019 and \u2018I don\u2019t want to be paralyzed,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitch Amundson thanked area medical teams Friday, making the 100-mile trip to JRMC after a gunshot wound nearly claimed his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Thanksgiving hunting accident almost killed the Dilworth, Minn. man. The 26-year-old survived thanks in part to Jamestown Area Ambulance and JRMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey \u2013 it\u2019s me again except I\u2019m doing a little bit better this time,\u201d he said, greeting his care teams on Friday, April 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JRMC and the ambulance team kept her son alive until he helicoptered to Fargo, said Mitch\u2019s mother, Deanna Amundson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are so grateful,\u201d she said to the teams in the JRMC Emergency Department. \u201cWe are so glad you all were here. He wouldn\u2019t be here without you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency Physician Dr. Ben Muscha<\/strong><\/a> was one of the first to treat Mitch when he arrived at JRMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to see you,\u201d Dr. Muscha said. \u201cGlad to see you are doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIRACLE MITCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amundson\u2019s gunshot wound occurred during a 24-hour coyote-hunting contest. He and his friends hunted near Buchanan, N.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamestown Area Ambulance (JAA) received the call at 11:32 p.m., said JRMC Registered Nurse and Trauma Coordinator Andrea Bonderud. The ambulance crew \u2013 Mathew Bergeron, Tova Bergeron and Jeff Juliuson \u2013 traveled the 16 miles to Buchanan where they located Mitch in a field. They carried him 300 yards via soft stretcher through the snow from the site of the accident back to the ambulance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The JAA crew arrived at JRMC at 12:21 a.m. and surgery began at 1:07 a.m., Bonderud said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams operated and stabilized Mitch enough that a helicopter from Sanford AirMed departed JRMC at 2:38 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the time of the initial 911 call to lift off was about three hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is an incredibly quick turnaround for how many interventions he needed,\u201d she said, saying even during surgery, medical teams performed CPR multiple times. \u201cWe credit the statewide trauma system and Mitch\u2019s will to live for his recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before putting Mitch to sleep for surgery, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Andy Schott said he remembers talking to Mitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI said to you, \u2018do you want a minute before we do this? If I put you to sleep, you might not wake up.\u2019 You took a few seconds, said \u2018I\u2019m ready\u2019 and then we moved forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fast work of Jamestown Ambulance and JRMC means more birthdays, holidays and special moments with family. Without their care, Amundson\u2019s family would have celebrated Christmas, New Years and Easter without him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I told him, \u2018You better help every old lady across the street,\u201d Deanna said. \u201cThis boy has a reason to be here and some karma to pay back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018EVERYONE HERE WAS WORRIED\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Level IV Trauma Center, JRMC can offer the highest quality of care in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur teams have the tools, training and resources we need to care for people in situations like this,\u201d Bonderud said. \u201cJRMC and Jamestown Ambulance are prepared to help people like Mitch. We have an incredible team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, at the review of trauma cases, the team requested an additional tool \u2013 a patient warmer for in the ambulance. Called a Bair Paws Warming System, JRMC has already ordered three and expects delivery next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJRMC ensures we have the tools and equipment we need to offer very good care,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Level IV designation means JRMC always has an advanced-trauma life support-certified (ATLS) physician, general surgeon and nursing team available. Every year, the emergency department cares for about 10,000 cases. Those can range from sniffles and sore throats to accidents, burns, overdoses and gunshot wounds like Amundson. The emergency team cares for more than 250 trauma cases each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those cases also rely on the teamwork of other departments including lab, radiology and anesthesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know I wouldn\u2019t be here without you guys,\u201d Amundson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Surgeon Dr. Mark Goss said he remembers that day \u2013 and how he worried about Mitch after. Dr. Goss even called the care teams in Fargo that night, to check on their shared patient. Dr. Goss and the surgery team did \u201cdamage control\u201d to his abdomen, bowel, bladder and artery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019d given him all the blood we had,\u201d Dr. Goss said. \u201cHe coded two times. We knew we\u2019d need to transfer him. This was outstanding teamwork on everyone\u2019s part \u2013 ambulance, emergency, surgery and the care flight team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these emergent situations, the team focuses on doing their jobs. Worry comes after, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all cared about him,\u201d Dr. Goss said. \u201cThe team was really concerned. We were so pleased to hear he did well and made it through. We worried about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marco Moser manages the certified registered nurse anesthetist team. While he wasn\u2019t working that night, or on call, when he received a phone call from Schott, asking for help, Moser responded immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t call unless it\u2019s dire and it was,\u201d Moser said. \u201cWe\u2019re so glad you\u2019re doing well because we didn\u2019t know what to expect. It was an honor taking care of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Mitch is back at work and back to doing when he loves. Already, he is hunting again with friends and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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