Ambulance detours for bathroom break

Jerrold Winiecki and his family didn't get the full explanation of the Subway stop until Whistleblower inquired.

December 10, 2010 at 9:19PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Jerrold Winiecki (photo by Carlos Gonzalez)
Jerrold Winiecki (photo by Carlos Gonzalez) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

I've heard from a few EMTs today who were less than thrilled with my story about how an ambulance taking a patient to the emergency room pulled over at a Subway so the driver could use the toilet. Jerrold Winiecki is back home in Columbus after an overnight stay in the hospital, but the family still feels the driver's urgency took precedence over their emergency. The story has certainly generated some interesting discussion, aside from the wish that I be visited with intestinal distress.

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