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Photo of the Week: Paramedic goes the extra mile for a patient — literally

Two Delaware EMS providers walked three blocks to bring a patient’s perishable groceries home after a medical emergency

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This week’s Photo of the Week comes from New Castle County (Del.) Paramedics showing a medic going the extra mile — literally — to help a patient who suffered a medical emergency on her way home from the market.

The patient had a cart of fresh groceries including perishables. After transport was initiated, the New Castle County paramedic, along with a St. Francis EMS lieutenant, walked three blocks, delivered the items to the patient’s family and notified them of their loved one’s condition and transport destination.

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Photo/New Castle County Paramedics

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