You should have said "I am sure My Favorite Headache has provided an honest SECOND HAND (HEARSAY) report.
Well, he's (MFH) acting as a citizen reporter. And, judging by his posting credentials, should he have heard secondhand information-which I take to be an intermediary--he would have reported it as such. The first person witness is who he quoted and identified as his friend, an EMT. It's secondhand to us, but firsthand to MFH, no? V's wife.