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Chief James Scullion
Medal
February 23, 1997, 1705 hours
Empire State Building, Manhattan |
EMT-D:
Robert Amrani
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EMT-D:
Claire Cinque
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EMT-D:
Rafael Cintron
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Robert Amrani was appointed to EMS on March 11,
1996. Currently, he works for New York Hospital. Recipient
of four pre-hospital saves. Attended the University
of Maine. Resides in Manhattan. |
Claire Cinque was appointed
to EMS on June 19, 1991. Assigned to EMS Division 4.
She is the recipient of five pre-hospital save awards.
She attended Lehman College. She resides in Maspeth
with her daughter, Lisa. |
Rafael Cintron was
appointed to EMS on August 19, 1985. Assigned to Haz-Mat
Operations. He is the recipient of four pre-hospital
save awards and numerous commendations. He is certified
as a FEMA/EPA Haz-Mat Technician. He resides in Freeport,
Long Island, with his fiancée, Zarina, and his
four children, Jolie, Erika, Marcos and Nickole. |
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One of the major skills taught in EMS training programs
is called the "scene survey." Some of the
principles of this approach call for a quick assessment
of scene safety and a search for additional victims.
After Paramedic Grillo, EMT-D Robert Amrani, EMT-D Robert
Bentkowski and EMT-D Rafael Cintron arrived, they received
a quick overview from the initial crew and began to
search the area for other victims. These EMTs and Paramedics,
knowing that the potential existed for other victims
on the floor, took significant risk and initiative when
they split up into groups to conduct these searches
of the floor. When the crews reached the exterior of
the observation deck, they were confronted by five additional
people, who had been shot and were in extremely critical
condition. These members encountered what only could
be described as a "battle scene." Knowing
that their initial resources would be stretched to the
limit, they sent for additional Paramedic and EMT crews
and began to use their triage skills to sort the victims
by the severity of their injuries. The carnage was so
severe and spread out that reports of additional victims
being located throughout the whole area constantly were
being reported to these rescuers. The floor was filled
with numerous visitors to the area and many of these
visitors were making attempts to quickly leave the floor.
These crews had to sort startled visitors from victims,
while protecting themselves and their patients from
being trampled in the chaos. Throughout the operation,
they provided basic and advanced life support care to
each of these victims, knowing that the shooter still
could be present on the floor, looking for additional
victims. Each of these gunshot victims was removed to
different hospital trauma centers so that optimum care
could be provided. Primarily due to the quick actions
and skills of these Emergency Medical Service professionals,
only two of the numerous critically injured victims
lost their lives. For their initiative, quick thinking
and selfless disregard for their own personal safety
while performing their assigned duties, Paramedic Guy
Grillo, Paramedic Colleen McEvoy-Torres, EMT-D Robert
Amrani, EMT-D Robert Bentkowski, EMT-D Rafael Cintron
and EMT-D Claire Cinque are awarded the Chief James
Scullion Medal for 1997.--EG
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