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EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion
EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion An EMT was injured when an oxygen tank exploded on a patient's gurney at Norwalk Hospital. The explosion was reported around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, July 21, to the Norwalk Fire Department as a fire in the emergency room, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott. When firefighters arrived they learned that an oxygen cylinder/regulator exploded on a transport gurney, Prescott said. The gurney was transporting a patient into the emergency room and had two attendants. Firefighters found a moderate amount of dust from the discharge of a dry-chemical extinguisher, but no smoke or fi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff
Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff A 53-year-old Norwalk man is alive thanks to the efforts of first responders and hospital employees after suffering a cardiac event. Todd Boe, of Norwalk, knew he had a heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, which affects his heart’s ability to pump blood effectively, said staff with Norwalk Hospital. But for the past several years, Boe's had been living with his condition successfully, until the evening of July 6, when for no reason he suffered a life-threatening cardiac event when he collapsed during a family dinner outing, they said. His family members immediately called 911 — a…

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by Daily Voice