EMS worker bitten by pit bull details harrowing experience
Philip Dacey is now recovering and is receiving treatment that includes rabies injections.
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An EMS worker is sharing his story of being bitten by a dog in Hunts Point over the weekend.
Philip Dacey and his colleague were called to Hunts Point just before 9 a.m. Sunday morning for someone with a cardiac condition, but after providing aid, onlookers shouted about a dog attack down the street.
Dacey says he and his colleague sprung to action to try and calm and restrain that dog, and in the process, they were both bitten.
Dacey says he kept working to restrain the dog and was eventually able to hold and calm the pit bull until help arrived.
Dacey’s now recovering and is receiving treatment that includes rabies injections.
He says he’s looking forward to being healthy enough to return to work to continue helping his fellow New Yorkers.
