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Monday, February 26, 2024

Is there a buried lede here?

The Daily Bruin carries a story about two students who had EMT training and were able to save another student having a seizure in the middle of a midterm exam. You can find it at:

https://dailybruin.com/2024/02/24/from-chemical-formulas-to-911-two-student-emts-save-seizing-student-mid-exam

But when you read the full story, you find within it this segment:

...Despite calling 911 immediately, the paramedics took a while to arrive, he said, adding that he attributed this to them being unfamiliar with campus and therefore being unable to locate the building in a timely manner. “I thought this was (the paramedics were) going to come right away, but … (they took) 10 to 15 minutes to arrive,” [the course instructor] said. “I was shocked.” ...

Seems like we have a problem.

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