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Emt Punished For Breaking The Rules To Save A Sick Child


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EMT Punished for Breaking the Rules to Save a Sick Child
 
A volunteer EMT was suspended for breaking the rules to help a sick child. Stephen Sawyer, 20, was the only person around when a call came in about a four-year-old having a seizure.
 
After making several unsuccessful calls for ambulances, Sawyer said he made the decision to drive the ambulance to save the child – violating the rule that only people age 21 or older can drive the emergency vehicle.
The Ellenville board of directors suspended Sawyer and revoked his title as an advisor from the Youth Squad. He subsequently resigned.
 
Sawyer told the Times Herald-Record, “I wouldn’t have been able to sleep at night or go to school knowing there’s a four-year-old suffering. [… ] As far as police wise, the guys and girls on the board need to rethink policies for the good of the community. People shouldn’t have to suffer over policy.”
The captain and board member of the Ellenville First Aid & Rescue told the paper, “It seems very black and white, and it’s not very black and white. This is the type of story that the public doesn’t need to be told. There’s no value to this story other than shock value and gossip.”
 
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The policy was probably insurance and law related since most states require 21 for intrastate and 25 for interstate driving in conjunction with company vehicle use.

 

i don't think he should have been suspended and definitely don't agree with the idea of don't tell the public.

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The pharmacist would not give the Epi-Pen and he takes flack for obeying the rules, the EMT does not follow the rules and he gets suspended. Some times you cannot win for loosing.

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Indeed, that one comment about the public not needing to know is disturbing, and totally wrong.

 

We live in a time when rules often conflict with reality. We also live in a time when rules are selectively enforced or ignored, often at the whim of those who think they are all knowing.

 

In this case, as the young man tells his story, it came down to a matter of conscience. Could he live with ignoring the calls for help for the child or did he feel compelled to help regardless of the possible consequences that might fall upon him.

 

I would say he made the right decision, even though he's paying a price for it.

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As a person who suffers from Epilepsy, I applaud this man.  I owe gratitude to EMS drivers for taking me to the hospital, when my Epilepsy returned in my adult years.  While anti convulsant medication does work, it is still no guarantee that a seizure might arise.  Extreme stress brings them on.  I have suffered physical scars b/c of them.  These scars are a reminder of how much the Lord Jesus Christ loves me and will never let me go.

This should have never hit the media.  They make a hero out to be a villian.  It certainly shows the type of sin filled world we live in.  Media outlets always take note of a "Good Samaritan" and turn him into something evil.  I am not surprised by this news.  I could care less if the person was 14.  If he could drive the vehical and get me to the hospital?  Amen for that!

 

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