In the next 15 minutes, three more calls for ambulances came up empty and, [EMT Stephen] Sawyer says, he couldn't wait any longer. Despite squad rules requiring someone to be 21 to drive the ambulance, Sawyer got in the ambulance, drove some 4-5 miles, picked up the child, his mother, and the paramedic and got them to Ellenville Regional Hospital without an issue.
So, he saved a kid's life. So, you would think the bosses of this service would look the other way, right? Wrong.
In a 4-3 decision, the board said it would suspend him for 60 days, revoke his title on the communications committee and his title as advisor from the Youth Squad that he restarted as a 15-year-old squad member.
This happened in Ellenville, NY, but don't worry. We know from experience that the people in charge of delivery of EMT and ambulance services can be just as stupid and rule-bound here in central Illinois.
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