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To the Rescue
Emergency services bring medical expertise straight to the scene.
Shandana A. Durrani
From the Print Edition:
Don Johnson, Mar/Apr 02
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"When the disaster hit in New York City, the fire department of New York called on 24 hospital ambulance services, 18 commercial services and 40 volunteer services that were part of a mutual aid agreement," Haracznak says. "The ambulance crews worked shoulder to shoulder; it didn't matter if they were private or public or for hire or volunteer. They just did what needed to be done. They did their job and they were there for several weeks after in terms of taking care of the people that were on the scene doing rescue and recovery operations. It was an across-the-board effort that the Fire Department of New York wouldn't have done alone without the support of the private ambulance providers and the hospital-based providers and the volunteer ambulance services."
It's an effort that many are thankful for. Most of all, the residents of New York City.
Photo by A. Perry Heller
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