By EMS1 Staff
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A Bradley County Emergency Medical Services worker is recovering after being stabbed in the neck during a call early Thursday morning.
The paramedic responded to a call around 2:00 a.m. to medically assess a person found on the campus of Lee University.
As EMS employees approached the person and began their line of questioning, the suspect stood up, turned and stabbed the paramedic in the neck with a set of keys.
The Cleveland Daily Banner reports the keys narrowly missed the medic’s carotid artery.
The unidentified paramedic was transported and evaluated. He received 14 stitches in his neck, along with infection control measures.
Authorities arrested the assailant and filed charges against him.
According to News Channel 9, the Bradley County Emergency Medical Services professional returned to finish his midnight to 8 a.m. shift after being released from medical treatment.