lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
When the debt received a second look-see, Wilson,
Deputy Director of Public Safety and EMS Chief Kim
Dickerson and EMS Manager David Kainrad decided
Shank deserved a break because of extenuating
circumstances.
an emotional wound or shock having long-lasting effects
Shank - a victim of a July 4 heart attack and an
overzealous celebratory impediment by Cape Coral
patriots - was billed $9,220 for helicopter
transportation to HealthPark Medical Center's trauma
unit in south Fort Myers.
Any other day, an ambulance whisks the southwest
Cape resident to HealthPark, but with the bridge
impassable, Lee County Emergency Medical Services
had no choice but to summon a helicopter.
something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
Shank - a victim of a July 4 heart attack and an
overzealous celebratory impediment by Cape Coral
patriots - was billed $9,220 for helicopter
transportation to HealthPark Medical Center's trauma
unit in south Fort Myers.