November 29, 2011 by onstarconnects
Family Credits OnStar for Saving Son’s Life
While on a family camping trip nearly 200 miles from home, my son was overcome with severe pain and started losing consciousness. We were in the mountains and phone service was unavailable. His condition started to worsen and I pushed the OnStar emergency button and asked for help.
The OnStar Advisor located our exact location, dispatched emergency medical technicians and stayed on the line with us until the EMTs arrived. They transported my son to the hospital and it turns out he had a ruptured appendix, which in turn added to the distress of his heart condition.
The hospital needed to transfer my son to a larger hospital equipped to treat his heart condition. The doctor at the first hospital told us the quick response of OnStar helped give our son precious life-saving minutes he needed so he could safely be transported to the other hospital for a critical operation. The operation was a success and, thanks to OnStar, we will be celebrating our son’s 8th grade graduation instead of planning a funeral. Thank you OnStar for saving my son’s life.
— Roxanne Parkinson, OnStar subscriber
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