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NJ EMT stabbed while taking patient to hospital

The EMT was slashed in the stomach and stabbed in the shoulder

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — An EMT in Jersey City was stabbed by a patient who was being taken to the hospital.

It all started at around 6:45 p.m. Friday when the EMT from Jersey City Medical Center responded to Dayside Place for a report of an assault.

The patient had suffered minor superficial injuries. During the course of transport the patient became agitated and combative. He drew a knife and charged the EMT.

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