A dying Vietnam vet’s last thought before he died was why his New York City ambulance took nearly an hour to arrive, his grieving daughter told lawmakers Friday. The horror story, recounted b…
A dying Vietnam vet’s last thought before he died was why his New York City ambulance took nearly an hour to arrive, his grieving daughter told lawmakers Friday.
NYC passenger who pepper-sprayed Muslim Uber driver now fired from PR job — while denying it was a hate crime During the 2020 fiscal year, the response times were 6 minutes and 43 seconds, according to the report.Put another way — just 20% of all cardiac-arrest patients were revived by city firefighters and medics during the fiscal year ending June 30, which is the the worst success rate since the FDNY began tracking those numbers more than a decade ago, the report found.
After his son’s death, Weaver said he learned that all local ambulances were sent to stand by at a fire burning in a row of unoccupied stores. The FDNY is implementing measures like telemedicine and hospital liaison officers to improve efficiency, officials said during the hearing. Fields also acknowledged recruitment and retention issues, but said the FDNY was working on those matters.
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