A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic seriously injured in an ambulance crash earlier this month was met with applause as he left a hospital Wednesday.
On Dec. 8, Paramedic John Parris was treating a patient when the ambulance and a pickup collided on U.S. 27 in Haines City.
The patient and Parris suffered serious injuries.
Fellow firefighters, EMTs and medics as well as hospital staff and citizens applauded, cheered and offered encouragement as Parris left for his next step in his recovery, a rehabilitation center.
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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.