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EMSA Paramedic Describes Encounter with Meth-Burned Patient

One paramedic's story about a man cooking meth, covered in charred flesh.

Friday, January 27, 2012


KOKI FOX23 Tulsa -  A new Associated Press survey released this week shows that a third of patients admitted to burn centers across the country go there because of some encounter with meth. It's a trend the Alexander Burn Center at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, the only burn center in our region, has been seeing.

Tags: News, News Video, meth, burns, EMSA


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