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Fla. paramedics finish yardwork for veteran suffering heat exhaustion
When Army veteran Prince Pinkney, 83, became overheated while working on his lawn, a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crew treated him and then picked up where he left off
By Laura French
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When a veteran suffered from heat exhaustion while doing yardwork on Monday, a Florida fire-EMS crew went the extra mile to make sure both he and his lawn were taken care of.
Prince Pinkney, 83, who served as a missile tech in the Army during the Vietnam War, was working on his lawn with his wife Rebecca when he became overheated and fell in his yard, according to WSVN. A passerby saw Pinkney on the ground and called 911, prompting a response from a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crew.
The three paramedics assessed and treated Pinkney, and then picked up where he and his wife had left off, completing the couple's yardwork. The first responders told WSVN that there wasn't much discussion about it between the crew and that they simply got to work on the lawn once Pinkney was OK.
Fire Department helps Army Veteran by cutting his grassMonday morning Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Station 47 was dispatched to a pass out. Upon arrival they found an 80 year old Army veteran suffering from heat exhaustion while working in his yard. They immediately treated the man and cooled him off. Once his medical emergency was over the crew stepped in and finish cutting his grass! This is truly what it is all about. City of Fort Lauderdale
Posted by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue on Monday, October 12, 2020