Widow Gets Award for Paramedic's Fatal Heart Attack

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a paramedic who died of a heart attack. Case: Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. v. Reeder (WCAB), No. 815 C.D. 2023, 07/19/2024, unpublished. Facts: Robert Reeder worked for Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. He suffered a fatal heart attack while at work in October 2018. On that day, Reeder had been a field paramedic for a stair-walking fundraiser event at a sports stadium. Reeder typically worked only one field day per week, but he was on his sixth consecutive field day when he died. Lawrence Worrilow worked with...