Florida: Woman, 92 Pulls Gun On Paramedics

[MMiz]

Woman, 92 Pulls Gun On Paramedics

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A 92-year-old woman surprised some Central Florida paramedics performing a well-being check when she pulled a gun and threatened them.

A friend called emergency services to a home located near the 2700 Block of Wickham Road on Saturday.

When the emergency workers arrived, the woman pulled the gun, authorities said.

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[VentMedic]

She must have been reading the newspaper or watching the TV news and quite possibly thought they were carrying their drug box or wanted a body part for their dogs.

 

[BLSBoy]

Folks, lets keep the banter down on this one. I personally know a LOT of Firefighters/FireMedics on Melbourne Fire-EMS. They are a great fire and EMS dept, not forcing their Jakes to become Medics, aggressive protocols, good staffing on their apparatus, and community oriented.
I am proud to say I was involved with MFD as an Explorer several years ago, and this was quite disheartening to hear that my Brothers had a gun pulled on them.

A 92-year-old Melbourne woman allegedly pulled a gun on two Melbourne Fire Department paramedics Saturday morning after they responded to her home to do a well-being check, the Melbourne Fire Department said.

A friend had called the emergency services about 11:30 a.m. to check on the woman who had been released from the hospital Friday, said Fire Chief Greg Anglin.

Melbourne police arrived at the location in the 2700 block of Wickham Road and disarmed her, Anglin said. She was then evaluated and taken to the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.

“We understand that due to her age and medical condition, the Melbourne Police is not pursuing any criminal charges," Anglin said.

 

[Jon]

I'd like to know more.

Remember... we often enter people's property based on a 3rd party's call (family/friends). If the subject is altered and/or isn't aware of our presence - they might respond with violence towards us.

Just another reason to be careful. All the time. On EVER call. Even if it seems BS.

DT4EMS... you around, Kip?

 

[BLSBoy]

Jon, from what I have gathered from friends, and the vagueness that they can provide, it was a medical condition (yes I know it was in the article, but read a little into it, what mental condition can cause deterioration of mental faculities, forget who people are, disorients them from place and time....)

They backed off, called MPD, and let them handle it.

Wish I could give yall more, but HIPPAA and their request to keep it on the DL prevents me from disclosing more.

 

[Jon]

Thanks, ALSBoy - As always... since it was able to be descalated without tragedy on either side... we should use it as a reminder... and be VERY happy that it seems to have ended the best it could!

 

[VentMedic]

I talked to my friends in that area also since this will make a great education topic and it is time to retrain some of our personnel about scene safety.

After hearing what happened from PD, the poor thing had every right to be frightened. There are always 3 sides to most stories.

One has to remember when approaching a door or window you should use care not to put your full body as a target.

Florida's EMS and FDs have taken a real hit this year. Luckily some of the even more embarrassing charges and events don't make the headlines but are just on the state website to show that the profession is being policed and some of the poor performers are off the street.

That is the reason for my sarcastic humor which is better than posting the list of new offenses the board will be reviewing.

BLSboy: it is HIPAA.

 

[BLSBoy]

Woops, thanks Vent for that catch of my typo.

And while I do feel terribly for the poor lady who mistook the FireMedics for something bad, remember, our safety comes first, and MPD did what what they are trained to do for a person who has brandished a weapon to responders.

I wish that it didn't have to come to that, but remember, we need to go home safe. We includes Police, Fire, and EMS.