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Ohio officials consider arming paramedics

According to the Department of Labor, the number one injury to EMT’s is assault

By Megan O’Rourke
WDTN

GERMAN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Paramedics are trained to rush to the scene of an emergency and save lives, but more and more often they are finding themselves to be the target of an attackers.

“It’s out there, it’s not as unusual as what people think,” said German Township Fire Chief Tim Holman.

Like most first responders he has had his close calls. Two times during Holman’s 37 year-career he has had a gun pulled on him.

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