By Bill Carey
SA国际传媒
PHILADELPHIA 鈥� A Philadelphia medic is in critical condition after being stabbed by a patient during transport to a hospital.
The 40-year-old medic had been stabbed twice while treating a patient with stab wounds in an ambulance in North Philadelphia on Oct. 17, reported.
鈥淭he driver had noticed, in the rearview mirror, there was a commotion in the back. He pulled over around 22nd and Diamond streets,鈥� Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said. 鈥淲hen he opened the door to check what was going on, the male fled on foot and he noticed that his partner was bleeding.鈥�
Officials said the medic鈥檚 condition was upgraded to serious condition and he is expected to survive.
Authorities reported that the suspected attacker has been apprehended and is now in police custody.
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