Read Full Article | View Source
Staring out the window and looking for flashing lights, Real Hebert said it felt like he spent an hour waiting for an ambulance when he called 911 on Jan. 15. His wife Simone Hebert’s breath had started coming in strange patterns and although her eyes were open, she was totally unresponsive.
MADAWASKA, Maine — Staring out the window and looking for flashing lights, Real Hebert said it felt like he spent an hour waiting for an ambulance when he called 911 on Jan. 15. His wife Simone Hebert’s breath had started coming in strange patterns and although her eyes were open, she was totally unresponsive.
It took 28 minutes for the Madawaska ambulance to respond from where it was, 28.5 miles away on Route 1, returning from transporting a patient to Cary Medical Center in Caribou. But that doesn’t mean it was any less traumatizing for Real Hebert, who waited on the line with 911 the whole time, cleaning up the saliva pooling in Simone’s mouth and pleading with the dispatcher for updates on the ambulance’s arrival…
