What to Know
- The EMT who suffered a stroke on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway was released from the hospital Wednesday morning
- Liam Glinane had been in Mount Sinai Hospital since Oct. 17 when he suffered a stroke on the job
- Another EMT, Lt. Raymond Wang stopped to help when he suffered a medical emergency as well -- an aneurysm
The FDNY EMT who suffered a stroke on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway was released from the hospital Wednesday amid a thundering round of applause.
Liam Glinane had been in Mount Sinai Hospital since Oct. 17. Glinane, who has 28 years experience in the department, was driving an ambulance by himself around 1:30 p.m. that October day en route to a facility — not an emergency — when he suffered a stroke, according to FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro. The incident caused him to veer off the BQE in Woodside.
Another EMT responding to that crash, 19-year veteran Lt. Raymond Wang, also ended up in the hospital after suffering an anureusyn whiel trying to help Glinane.
Both EMTs were rushed to the hospital after the incidents.
