Bee Sting Allergy Victim Helped by Police
In Monroe, New York, a bee sting allergy victim was saved by police after a bee stung the victim and he went into anaphylactic shock.
According to the local paper, Photo News, the victim was riding his bike when he was stung and was able to continue to ride his bike to the village’s police station. In the the lobby, he told the dispatcher about this situation who then alerted police. By the time police arrived back at the station, the allergy sufferer was experiencing severely distressed breathing due to the bee sting.
Officers used their “Epi-pen” to assist the man which gives an injection of epinephrine which fights the effects of anaphylactic shock. Shortly thereafter, an ambulance arrived to take the bicycling allergy victim to the hospital where he was later released.
Photo News notes that the local police has been EMS (Emergency Medical Services) provider since 1997 and 13 officers are certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) who carry medical supplies in their cars and respond to medical emergencies in the town along with ambulance personnel.
September 13, 2008 – 7:08 pm