By Liz Navratil
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pittsburgh’s acting EMS chief said Wednesday that he is reviewing the paramedic response to a fatal Glen Hazel shooting earlier this week.
“I certainly wish it was quicker,” acting Chief Mark Bocian said of the response. “I don’t think it would have changed the outcome. Coming from those distances, I’m not sure what we could have done differently.”
Chief Bocian said the department reviews its call-response times monthly. On average, he said, ambulances reach people involved in high-priority calls — such as shootings, stabbings and cardiac arrest — seven minutes after they are dispatched.
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