Paramedics face disciplinary action in PA man's death
PITTSBURGH, PA
Paramedics union President Anthony Weinmann said Monday two
union members have received disciplinary notices in the death of
50-year-old Curtis Mitchell on Feb. 7.
Mitchell died after he and his girlfriend placed 10 calls to 911
seeking help for his abdominal pain during a winter storm that
dropped 20 inches of snow on the city.
Weinmann says three ambulances aborted to calls to Mitchell's
home at the direction of dispatchers or EMS chiefs. The
dispatchers' union says no members are facing punishment.
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Mike Huss says a news
conference on the city's investigation has been scheduled for 1:30
p.m. Tuesday.