VIDEO: โThey practice, and practice, and practiceโฆand that practice paid off,โ Pittsburgh EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist told Channel 11.
Channel 11 got an exclusive at the practice EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist is talking about.
Her paramedics continuously perfect their rescue techniques in case of another emergency within the city.
โAs of late, the Acrisure, PPG Paints, the inclineโฆitโs just been amazing what theyโve been able to do,โ she said.
Just in the last few months, paramedics rescued the worker who fell from the scoreboard at Acrisure Stadium, the man who fell from the Upper Bowl at PPG Paints Arena and the nearly 30 passengers who got stuck on the Mon Incline.
Because of those recent high-profile rescues, Channel 11 wanted to know more about this team, which is why we got exclusive access.
The rescues not only mean bringing a victim back to safety, but also ensuring they are receiving the correct medical treatment – sometimes in mid-air.
