The hospital said so many people showed up to honor Jordan Brister that staff had trouble navigating the hallways.
LAS VEGAS - A high school student who died unexpectedly from cardiac arrest was honored by hospital staff for being an organ donor.
Jordan Brister, an 18-year-old senior at Amplus Academy in Las Vegas, died after he suddenly and unexpectedly cardiac arrest while at school, according toAmplus Academy officials said Brister died on Jan. 3. The school said staff gave Brister medical attention until paramedics arrived and took him to Southern Hills Hospital.
The hospital said it was an honor to care for Brister. The hospital said he was an organ donor, and care providers lined the hallways of the hospital as Brister’s body was carried to an operating room for organ donation in a procession called an “honor walk.”Hospital staff said so many people came out to support Brister that other staff members in the building had trouble navigating the hallways.
Dr. Shahid Ahmad of Southern Hills Hospital said the number of people in need of organ donations is immense, and anytime someone donates an organ, it can change the track of someone else’s life.Brister’s father thanked Southern Hills Hospital staff for their treatment.Brister’s family said their goodbyes as he went into surgery.
Savanna Brister, Jordan’s mother, said her son was “truly everything you could ask for and more” in a statement provided to
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