Paramedic Jordan Wright and EMT Hogan Miller, photo courtesy of Washington County Ambulance Service.

Two Washington County Ambulance Service responders recently received a token of gratitude for their help in a successful organ and tissue donation.

In July of this year, the ambulance service responded to a fatal motorcycle incident. Paramedic Jordan Wright and Emergency Medical Technician Hogan Miller were able to successfully transport the deceased to the Iowa Donor Network to have organs and tissue donated to those in need. In conjunction with National First Responders Day, Miller reflects on the role he plays in the organ donation process, “You know obviously we never want to lose a patient. That’s never our hope for any patient. But the fact that we were able to get this patient up to the university and they were able to start this organ donation process. And at the end of that, saved a few lives out of that and that’s always cool to see. And it’s really cool too to find out about it. We don’t always know the outcome of all of those so when we find out something like this happens, that’s really cool.”

According to the Iowa Donor Network, one donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and heal more than 200 lives through tissue donation. Miller adds that these donations can give other people a second chance at life and encourages everyone to register as a donor. For more information on organ donation, visit here.