MedStar: Don't Call 9-1-1 for Mosquito Bites

The EMS company says its received a number of calls regarding mosquito bites


By Scott Gordon, NBCDFW.com | | Monday, August 27, 2012


FORT WORTH, Texas -- MedStar EMS says some people are calling 9-1-1 and asking for an ambulance -- for simple mosquito bites.

A Fort Worth woman recently called the ambulance service to report that her 1-year-old nephew was apparently bitten.

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