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Struik family thanks Beaver Island EMS after Bruce’s neurosurgical emergency, 1993

Also Bruce Struik EMS testimonial

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TypeEvent
Date1993-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Date
1993-09
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareemergency-managementcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Struik family publicly thanked Beaver Island emergency medical technicians for coordinated care after Bruce’s injury and subsequent treatment for an epidural hematoma.

Evidence limits

This is a family testimonial and does not provide a clinical chart, treatment timeline, or independent medical assessment.

Sources

  1. Bruce, Sheryl, Marika, and Libby Struik thank Beaver Island EMTs for prompt and empathetic treatment after Bruce suffered an injury requiring neurosurgery for an epidural hematoma. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1993-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the family testimonial.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Struik family thanks Beaver Island EMS after Bruce’s neurosurgical emergency, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bruce-struik-ems-thanks-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1993, “WOW!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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