Patient Abandonment Investigation Uncovers South Carolina Medic ’s Troubled Past

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC (WRDW/WAGT) - A paramedic with a history of getting high on the job was one of the EMTs who failed a man with a disability. Paul Tarashuk had schizphrenia. He was hit and killed on Interstate 95 after Orangeburg County EMS abandoned him. Our I-Team has learned this isn't the first time the state has investigated the paramedic who failed him. Orangeburg County did not report the events leading up to Tarashuk's death, but an anonymous person did. Seven months later, DHEC published its actions, and we found problems across South Carolina. MORE JEMS: Questions Surround Case of South Carolina Patient’s Death Full Video of EMS Call Prior to Death of South Carolina Man with Schizophrenia  
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news