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Nurse Speaks Out About Losing Her Job

 width=A nurse fired from the Jacksonville Developmental Center after the choking death of a resident opened up to the city's newspaper.  Registered nurse Cyndi Rutlege explains the events that unfolded when 69-year-old John Long choked on a donut at about 4:30 in the morning on October 7th.  Rutledge said one JDC employee was already performing CPR when she arrived in Long's room.  Another called 911.  Rutledge says she went to get a defibrillator after explaining the situation to the nurse assigned to that area of the facility.  She was later told her contract had been terminated because she left the scene to get a defibrillator.  Officials at the facility told her nurses are supposed to stay with the resident.

She said a reading from the defibrillator indicated no shock was needed, so Rutledge did chest compressions herself.  She said EMS crews arrived within minutes and took Long to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead about an hour-and-a-half later.

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