SHOALS — Martin County Ambulance came to Tuesday’s Commissioner’s meeting to refute the accusations made by a member of the EMS community two weeks ago.

Don Malone with MC Ambulance said the charges made by Gibson County emergency medical technician Byron Christie were false.

“We don’t want to put anyone down, call any names or anything like that,” Malone said.

Christie said he witnessed problems with the EMTs with MC Ambulance after they cared for his brother-in-law after an accident on May 26.

Malone presented the commissioners with a letter from Ron Parsons, the EMS Coordinator at Daviess Community Hospital. Parsons reviewed the information and said in the letter that the EMTs did their job correctly.

“I have reviewed the run mentioned in the (Times-Herald) article, and Mr. Christie is stating unproven facts,” Parsons wrote.

Parsons went on to say that Christie’s four complaints of substandard care were also untrue and the EMTs at the scene did the right procedures.

Malone said he had the state EMS Commission review the run and he said they found no fault.

“Nothing’s been found wrong,” Malone said. “We even called the ER doctor and he said the (leg) splints were good.”

Malone, and Parsons in the letter, said that although Christie is an EMT, he cannot perform the duties of an EMT unless he is affiliated with MC Ambulance. Christie said he identified himself and was not allowed to treat the patient.

“That is state law,” Malone said.

Malone said the service takes every complaint seriously and investigates each one. He said he was dismayed after Christie’s complaints and refuted that he threatened him.

“I don’t appreciate Mr. Christie threaten to have our certifications removed,” Malone said.

Commissioners took the letter and Malone’s comments under advisement and said they would contact Christie to come to a resolution.

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