By EMS1 Staff
LAUREL, Md. — An EMS veteran saved a woman, who was attempting to die by suicide, after stumbling upon the scene by chance.
FOX5 DC reported that EMS Lieutenant Scott Globerman, a 33-year veteran, was returning from a crash scene when he stumbled upon a woman who was about to jump off an overpass.
Globerman, who was transporting a patient at the time, stopped and enlisted a bystander for help.
“When I tell you, just grab her arm if we have a chance,” he said.
The woman, who Globerman said appeared distressed, pulled her shirt over her head and only said that she “must wait until 5 p.m.”
Globerman and the bystander were able to pull her to safety, and the responder said it is a moment he will never forget.
“If you think someone is at risk for a suicide attempt ask them about it and don’t be afraid to ask the specific questions of do you have a plan, do you have the means to do it,” clinical psychologist Dr. Gregory Jones said.
The woman is now at a hospital undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.
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