Two Maryland paramedics who pronounced a live person dead last week have returned to full duty.
The patient, taken to the hospital by another crew 90 minutes after being pronounced dead, died later that weekend.
Officers with the Prince George’s County Fire Department took the medics off the street while the incident was investigated, according to Mark Brady, spokesman.
On Wednesday night, he said that Dr. Terry Jodrie, the jurisdictional medical director, interviewed both paramedics on Friday, just hours after the incident occurred.
After the incident, all responders were required to review the county’s protocols regarding DOAs. This includes an update that requires a medical consult between the provider and a physician.
An internal investigation is still underway, and Brady said that probe could take up to two months.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
