GMP worker (class of 1986) passed away at 9:15pm. This was confirmed on Thursday morning by the Police Headquarters.
The death of 36-year-old Dmitry Alimov shocked the paramedical community. He was studying to be a paramedic, but has not finished his studies yet, worked as a driver at the Vilnius ambulance station and raised two children.
Colleagues remember him as a luminary
“Dmitriy exploded into the emergency medical community like a whirlwind, full of energy and enthusiasm.” He knew how to make people smile in the most difficult situations like no other.
He was appreciated and loved by his closest colleagues, he was known to the patients of the neighborhood, even the little children smiled when Dmitryus arrived with the brigade.
He was appreciated and loved by his closest colleagues, he was known to the patients of the neighborhood, even the little children smiled when Dmitryus arrived with the brigade. He lived without looking back and sacrificed himself to the end!
Dima had an extraordinary talent and passion for food production. How to fry a meatloaf in a slow cooker so that the juices do not flow out… In what shape should the carrots be cut, in what minute should you add that pinch of yourself so that all your colleagues enjoy the dish . We have lived all this working together. When you return from a phone call, a magically delicious pot of hot food awaits you on the table! It was something incredible!”, – with 15 minutes Tatiana Smirnova, Dimitry’s colleague, shared her memories.
“Ruthless fate snatched a great person from life, team, family… Noble devotion took over.” Dimitry will remain in our memory as a courageous, responsible and very positive person. Rest in peace… Condolences to the family, relatives and colleagues,” the emergency medical station of the city of Vilnius, where D. Alimov worked, announced on its Facebook account.
“The GMP community is confused, bewildered. Our colleague, a young professional, paramedic of the emergency medical station of the city of Vilnius, Dmitry Alimov, was killed in the line of duty, saving another life. Sacrificing his life , saved a young man who had suffered an electric shock. Condolences to the relatives, strength and attention to the GMP community. We will continue to run, we will not stop saving, often putting our health and lives at risk. Rest in peace, our colleague , our hero,” the Kaunas district emergency station posted on its Facebook account.
The Ministry sympathizes and offers assistance
The Ministry of Health also expressed condolences.
“Under tragic circumstances, we lost a representative of the medical community, a young ER doctor. By selflessly saving the young man, he gave the most precious thing he had – his life.
We express our condolences to the relatives of the deceased doctor, the entire Vilnius Emergency Medical Station and the emergency medical care community at the time of a painful loss.
Ambulance workers in Vilnius have been offered psychological help to at least partially help reduce the pain of loss,” the ministry’s Facebook account said.
Tragedy in New Vilnius
As already written, two young men arrived at the New Vilnius railway facility on Monday after passing the fence of the closed area. A seventeen-year-old boy got into a train car and touched the wires. His clothes caught fire from the powerful electric shock and he suffered about 50% burns. body.
An ambulance team arrived to help the victim. The doctor rushed to the victim, but the wires were not disconnected from the voltage, so the GMP worker also received an electric shock. His clothes also caught fire. Having lost consciousness, the doctor fell from the cart to the ground, suffering very serious wounds and burns.
A police officer was also injured in the incident: he burned his hand while extinguishing a burning ambulance.
A minor and a rescuer were hospitalized with multiple burns. The policeman is being treated on an outpatient basis after providing medical assistance.
