PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a Philadelphia medic was stabbed in the chest during a commotion with a patient in the back of an ambulance Thursday morning.
Chief Derek Bowmer told reporters that medics were called to the 1800 block of Ridge Avenue around 6 a.m. for reports of a "sick/unknown."
While en route to Temple University Hospital, Bowmer said the ambulance driver noticed a commotion in the back near 22nd and Diamond streets.
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When the driver pulled over and opened the back doors, investigators say the patient-turned-suspect ran and the medic was found stabbed in the chest and leg.
The medic was taken to Temple University Hospital and placed in serious condition, Bowmer said.
It's not known at this time what caused the commotion between the medic and the patient.