Stephen Sawyer of Ellenville, N.Y., was a volunteer EMT and squad leader with the Ellenville First Aid and Rescue Squad until recently. Sawyer, 20, was alone at the squad's headquarters Dec. 11 when he answered a call about a 4-year-old boy experiencing seizures. A paramedic was called and arrived at the child's location in an SUV, then called in for an ambulance. Sawyer contacted the local Kerhonkson Accord First Aid Squad, but they were occupied on another call. The EMT spent the next 15 minutes calling for other ambulances but was unsuccessful.
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