An EMT is recovering after she was stabbed while helping a patient in an ambulance Wednesday. ShoshBedrosian spoke to first responders about the dangers they face daily on the job.
That EMT is in serious but stable condition. Police say she was stabbed in the stomach and the leg by a patient with a knife.
What started out as a typical Wednesday night call for an EMT turned into a nightmare every paramedic fears. Police say paramedics responded to a call for cardiac arrest patient Rudy Garcia on the Upper West Side. When the ambulance arrived at Mount Sinai West, police say Garcia began stabbing the EMT with a knife multiple times.
"The system is overwhelmed, and we have an extremely difficult time in just handling the call volume," Palacios said.
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