Emory EMS Saves Emory Employee suffering from Anaphylaxis

Press Release

On March 4th, 2008, medics Alexandra Amaducci, Jason Harms, and Zack Sheingold were working on shift for Emory EMS. Around 14:30, Emory EMS was dispatched to a 911 call for a patient having an allergic reaction at one of the health centers. The primary unit arrived at the scene in just under two minutes and found that the middle-aged Emory employee was having severe difficulty breathing accompanied by tongue swelling and hives covering her entire body.

"I have never seen a patient with such obvious symptoms of anaphylaxis," said Jason Harms, the Supervisor that day. Amaducci, the senior medic on duty, remarked that the patient did not have a prescribed Epi-Pen