DC EMTs Involved in Delayed Response Not Suspended
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Sources told News 4 that the two emergency medical technicians involved in an April 2 delayed-response incident were given written reprimands and were not suspended.
Sources told News 4 that the two EMTs had a spotless record prior to the incident.
In April, medics were dispatched to the unit block of G Street in Northeast on Wednesday just after 1 p.m. for a report of a man having an apparent seizure.
The emergency crew instead mistakenly went to the unit block of G Place in Northeast, about a block away.
The crew searched the area for a while and made a call to the caller who reported the incident.
The crew then realized it had responded to the wrong area.
It took nearly 12 minutes for basic life support crews to arrive at the correct scene, and 14 minutes for advanced life support to arrive.
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