An EMT Responds To A Woman’s Call For Help.
When a woman called 911 complaining of difficulty breathing, my husband, Glenn, and his partner—both EMTs—rushed to her home.Glenn placed a sensor on her finger to measure her pulse and blood oxygen.Then he began to gather her information.“What’s your age?” he asked.“Fifty-eight,” answered the patient, eyeing the beeping device on her finger.“What does that do?”“It’s…