DC Fire and EMS once again, does it again. Wow!This time instead of treating a head injured patient as a drunk which they did in the 2006 Rosenbaum case, this time, DC Fire, refuses to even walk across the street to check on a 77 year old city parks employee who collapsed in a parking lot yards away.
Conservatives always complain about unaccountable bureaucrats, but in this case, where are the elected officials? I am sure they Mayor Vincent Gray will talk about being shocked and Tommy Wells, a mayor wannabe, will hold hearings, but who is actually doing anything about this?
Fox 5's coverage is below, but this is one more case in a long line of questionable DC Fire behavior. The good news is next week, the JEMS conference EMS Today will be in DC so there should be plenty of providers willing to take care of patients. Too bad they will be there for continuing education and not on duty.
DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG
My other question is why does Congress continue to allow DC to self regulate their EMS system when it is so apparent that they can not handle the basic functions of government? On so many levels this is embarrassing. For myself, I am glad I will not be staying in the District proper next week as this is the type of worry I would have should something occur.
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