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05-23-2006, 02:25 PM
Man Dies after EMS Refuses to Transport Him to the Hospital
A grieving mother was demanding answers from some ambulance workers Monday after she claims a crew denied taking her son to the hospital while he was deathly ill.
Gino Trevino, known as Sabrina, started having problems the day his father died, the boy’s mother Yolanda Trevino told News 4 WOAI.
"We called EMS for him because he couldn't breathe,” Trevino said. “He even took a chair and sat at the edge where the mailbox is, so EMS could pick him up right away."
But, Trevino claims EMS workers refused to take her son to the hospital.
"I heard one of the EMS guys say, 'You're just being dramatic. That's why you are hyperventilating,'" Trevino said.
Those EMS workers did not know her son was living with AIDS, Trevino said.
“What made me upset is EMS had no right to deny taking him to the emergency room," Trevino said.
Trevino rushed her son to the hospital, and he was immediately placed in intensive care, she said.
“Right away they told him he had 103 degree fever, and he had pneumonia," Trevino said. Gino Trevino died seven days later.
“I just want them to explain to me why they wouldn't take him," Trevino said.
News 4 WOAI called EMS Captain Joseph Hemen Monday. Hemen confirmed the agency and the Medical Examiner's Office is investigating Trevino’s death. Hemen said state laws prohibited him from discussing details.
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=938FCB96-4155-4A24-8788-D0A938B5C34D
A grieving mother was demanding answers from some ambulance workers Monday after she claims a crew denied taking her son to the hospital while he was deathly ill.
Gino Trevino, known as Sabrina, started having problems the day his father died, the boy’s mother Yolanda Trevino told News 4 WOAI.
"We called EMS for him because he couldn't breathe,” Trevino said. “He even took a chair and sat at the edge where the mailbox is, so EMS could pick him up right away."
But, Trevino claims EMS workers refused to take her son to the hospital.
"I heard one of the EMS guys say, 'You're just being dramatic. That's why you are hyperventilating,'" Trevino said.
Those EMS workers did not know her son was living with AIDS, Trevino said.
“What made me upset is EMS had no right to deny taking him to the emergency room," Trevino said.
Trevino rushed her son to the hospital, and he was immediately placed in intensive care, she said.
“Right away they told him he had 103 degree fever, and he had pneumonia," Trevino said. Gino Trevino died seven days later.
“I just want them to explain to me why they wouldn't take him," Trevino said.
News 4 WOAI called EMS Captain Joseph Hemen Monday. Hemen confirmed the agency and the Medical Examiner's Office is investigating Trevino’s death. Hemen said state laws prohibited him from discussing details.
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=938FCB96-4155-4A24-8788-D0A938B5C34D