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N.H. man fined after posing as EMT at emergency

The man had completed a week-long EMT refresher course, but was not certified as an EMT, officials said

By Danielle Rivard
The Keene Sentinel

NELSON, N.H. — A former volunteer with the Nelson Fire Department accused of impersonating an EMT at an emergency last year recently pleaded guilty.

Joseph W. Andrews, 32, of Nelson responded to a medical emergency as a member of the town fire department in April 2012, claiming to be an EMT, according to court documents.

He did not treat anyone during the emergency, as the patient died before crews arrived and had a “do not resuscitate” order, according to Martha M. Jacques, who prosecuted the case for Nelson police.

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