Delayed ambulance prompts changes to EMD protocol; fire chief offers CPR training
A delayed ambulance response to a child’s seizure in Middletown prompted the fire department to expand which EMD call types it will attend. The chief said the department 'probably added about 50 to 60 call types' and offered CPR training to the family.
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Chief Albert recounted a call in Middletown where a 10‑ to 12‑year‑old suffered a seizure and an ambulance took nearly 15 minutes to arrive. A passing Middletown police officer reached the child first; Albert described the family’s distress and said he initiated a full investigation and a review of dispatch EMD cards.
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