In the article I posted about the EMTs allegedly sitting at Taco Bell while a patient drove himself to the hospital, I made an error. I said the gentleman was experiencing chest pains, when in fact, it was full-body cramps. That was my mistake. No excuses.
I believe in full transparency. I believe in calling out corruption and incompetence and that also means holding myself to the same standard. In the heat of writing that post, I was thinking urgency, and mentally equated the cramps with chest pains. I was wrong to phrase it that way, and I’m correcting that now.
That said a 57-year-old male having full-body cramps isn’t something to just shrug off. It can be a sign of:
Severe dehydration
Electrolyte imbalance
Muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis)
Diabetic or metabolic complications
Or even a silent cardiac event, which can show up in non-traditional ways. This man was in clear distress. The underlying cause might’ve been minor or it might’ve been life-threatening. That’s the point.
The real issue remains: the only ambulance crew on duty was allegedly 20 minutes away, getting food, while someone sat there alone, dealing with a full-body crisis. That’s a red flag. Period.
We don’t sensationalize we expose. And that starts with being honest, even about our own slip-ups.
We’re still watching. And we’re not backing down.