A Jenks school nurse helps an alumnus who severed an artery
Jenks West Elementary nurse Chelsea Franklin held pressure on Dennis Adams's wound after he fainted outside the stadium, and stayed until paramedics arrived.
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Chelsea Franklin, the nurse at Jenks West Elementary, stepped in when alumnus Dennis Adams fainted outside the stadium with a severed artery. KTUL reported on October 9, 2026, that she held pressure on the wound and stayed with him until paramedics arrived. The district later gave her its Excellence in Safety Award.
Holding pressure is the care the station described. KTUL credited that response with helping save his life. The report does not include a hospital outcome, and this account does not add one. Adams is an alumnus, not a current student. The award is the Jenks district's recognition of how Franklin handled the emergency.
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