Posted on 07/10/2022 4:57:01 PM PDT by xxqqzz
WAYNESBURG, Pa. - A 911 dispatcher has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after he failed to send an ambulance to a woman in rural Pennsylvania who was bleeding and incoherent and who died a day later, authorities said.
The dispatcher, Leon Price, 50, of Waynesburg, had indicated on a 911 call with the woman's daughter, Kelly D. Titchenell, that he would not send an ambulance to her mother, Diania L. Kronk, unless Kronk agreed to go to the hospital, according to a criminal complaint.
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I’ve found driving myself to the ER to be much faster and way cheaper [Yeah, they took me [I’m a Keeper!] and and worked me over initially and then kept me for a few days].
Bingo.
Depending on the type of E-911 and CAD system landline calls will display “call history” which may include “service refused” in the description.
Yeahhh Boieeeeee!
Yes, he decided badly.
About time a POS crap like this guy gets his comeuppance...
Here in MD, this crap happens frequently...
While I would tend to agree, but bureaucrats are ruining our nation. It’s time to hold them accountable.
Her daughter did say that she would go.
And then the dispatcher, who was suffering from iamgoditus, decided that this was not good enough.
When an officer gets shot, the police don't wait for an ambulance, despite union rules. Ambulances with paramedics could send out their GPS locations for those that want to meet half way.
I only live 2 mi from a tier 3 ER/Hospital complex.
8 min. at 15 mph average.
“Usually the job of the dispatcher is to tale the call and send a unit, even if they think it is BS and let PD/FIRE/EMS figure it out. If it is misuse, then it can be reported to the PD for possible misuse of 911 enforcement action.”
That is exactly how my daughter handled the job the 12 years she was a 911 dispatcher. If you called in and she answered the call you got a response. She was good at determining what a call needed and keeping the callers calm. The police, EMS and fire department loved having her on the job.
Local and first I’ve heard it.
Very strange story.
I’ve found driving myself to the ER to be much faster and way cheaper
If it's a real emergency, the would be dangerous. If you go into cardiac arrest or have a stroke, no one would be there to assist. In the ambulance, they have you on monitors and have medical personnel taking care of you. And they are in radio contact with the hospital.
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