A Chicago City Council committee OK'd an ordinance to protect CFD paramedics and American Red Cross members 'taking a beating' from patients.
A Chicago City Council committee OK'd an ordinance to protect CFD paramedics and American Red Cross members "taking a beating" from patients.Amid warnings that Chicago Fire Department paramedics are "taking a literal beating at the hands of their patients," a City Council committee on Monday answered the alarm.
Chicago is in the middle of a "mental health crisis" and paramedics are "sadly, on the front lines" of that crisis, said Joe Senorski, director of political action for Local 2. A 10-1 for a police incident, Senorski noted, goes out on the radio band heard by "every police officer" in Chicago - but a 10-1 involving a paramedic or firefighter is handled very differently. A single police car responds, Senorski said.
"I'm talking about gang conflict. I'm talking about shooting incidents. I'm talking about people in mental health crisis. Something has to be done to protect our medics," O'Shea said. "Oftentimes, they're there before the police. Oftentimes, they're there without the police. If we don't do something, my concern is we're gonna see situations where the fire department is afraid to go into an area or go into a scene to render aid.
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