GP repays the favour after firey saves his house
Dr Luigi De Frenza got to say a hearty thank you after the firefighter needed treatment for smoke inhalation
After a fire crew helped save Dr Luigi De Frenza’s house, during the NSW South Coast New Year’s Eve fires, the rural GP had no idea he would shortly be returning the favour.
The doctor ended up treating one of the firefighters, Andrew McDonough, after he arrived at Batemans Bay Hospital suffering smoke inhalation, the “equivalent to smoking 40 packets of cigarettes at once”.
But, with the firey at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, the penny didn’t drop until the pair had a chance to chat the following day, after Mr McDonough had stabilised, Dr De Frenza told 6minutes.
