Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202271995 - Fire Fighter Is Hospitalized for Stroke Symptoms, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202271995 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 08/14/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313345548	08/14/2009	9224	922160	Nycfd - E 221

Abstract: On August 12, 2009, Employee #1, a fire fighter who served as chauffeur for New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Engine Company 221, was responding to a fire alarm and checking the fire hydrant outside the alarm location. Employee #1 complained of feeling dizzy and having problems breathing. The other fire fighters began medical treatment and transported Employee #1 back to the unit's firehouse. En route to the firehouse, the fire fighters contacted FDNY dispatch and requested that EMS responders meet them at the firehouse in Brooklyn, NY. Upon arrival at the firehouse, paramedics examined and evaluated Employee #1. They recognized his symptoms as possibly related to stroke and transported him to Bellevue Hospital. Employee #1 remained under medical care in the hospital, until he died at approximately 4:30 a.m. on August 14, 2009.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, FIREFIGHTER, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, DIZZINESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313345548			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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