Cops stabilize worker felled by allergic reaction to bee sting

Monroe - A Pizza Hut employee who was stung by a bee while he was taking out the trash last Sunday evening had a severe allergic reaction that required emergency medical treatment by Village of Monroe Police officers. Two officers, who are both trained Emergency Medical Technicians, responded to the incident after receiving the call from the staff at the Route 17M restaurant. The 18-year-old employee was in respiratory distress with an elevated blood pressure and pulse. According to police, the young man’s airways were swelling shut but he was able to tell them he was allergic to bee stings. Since 2001, all of the department’s patrol vehicles have been equipped with medical equipment, similar to the items carried in an ambulance. That includes Epinephrine, a medicine that is injected into the body by an instrument commonly called an Epi-pen. The police officers administered the Epi-pen, injecting it into the patient’s leg. According to police, the patient responded quickly. He was then provided oxygen and monitored until the arrival of Mobil Life Support and taken to the Arden Hill campus of Orange Regional Medical Center in Goshen. The Monroe Police Department currently has 13 police officers trained as EMTs. Last year, the department responded to 489 medical emergencies in the Village of Monroe, according to police figures.