Idaho Springs man thanks Clear Creek EMS for saving his life

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dave Itrich doesn’t remember much of what happened when his throat started to close. He was working behind the counter at a Shell gas station in Idaho Springs. en someone grabbed his hand.

“He says, ‘I’m here with you. We got you. No matter what, we got you.’ And that’s the last thing I remember before I went unconscious,” Itrich said.

Itrich lost consciousness April 14 in a bout of anaphylactic shock caused by a shell sh allergy.

Luckily, someone was there and called Clear Creek Emergency Medical Services. Minutes later, rst responders were at the scene.

EMS Capt. Clark Church and other responders intubated Itrich, placing a tube in his throat to help him breathe.

“I just started preparing for the procedure, drawing up medications, getting intubation equipment ready as they were continuing to treat his immediate life threat, which was