Two firefighters have been issued an order for suspension for using the fire engine in driving a toddler to the nearest hospital on Saturday, Feb. 27 in Virginia.
The father told Fox News that they were just past a McDonald's restaurant when he realized that his daughter was having a seizure. They stopped to get some help and were lucky enough that a passerby was there to assist while he made a call to 911.
"As a parent, you feel extremely helpless to be unable to assist the most important person in the world (your child) during such a time of emergency," wrote Brian Nunamaker, the father of the toddler rushed into the hospital. "Worst case scenarios run through your head while you are hoping for the best. The eternity of waiting for help to arrive was surprisingly nonexistent in this situation. I was surprised at how quickly help had arrived in the form of a fire truck," he added, according to Parenting.
Capt. James Kelley and Sgt. Virgil Bloom immediately arrived after receiving a call for emergency. They kept asking for a specific location from a nearest medic or a mutual aid from city.
Estimating that it would take about 10 to 15 minutes before a medic could arrive and knowing that a life is at stake, the two Stafford County firefighters wasted no time, put the child into the fire engine and rushed her to Mary Washington Hospital.
The child was completely unconscious throughout the travel though she was still breathing. She was put on oxygen until they got to the hospital.
"The neurologists at VCU explained that timing is extremely important when reacting to seizures," Nunamaker explained. "My wife and I are extremely grateful for the assistance provided by the first responders, 911 operator, medical staff at Mary Washington, and VCU," he added.
