Woman says she suffered back injury after man fell on her at Kenny Chesney concert

A local woman remained at Allegheny General Hospital with a broken back Monday evening after she says a man fell on top of her at the Kenny Chesney concert that took place at Heinz Field over the weekend.

Joelene Hess and her family say they want the person responsible for landing her in the hospital to come forward and own up to their actions.

“Man up and say you did it and apologize,” Hess said. “It was an accident but an avoidable one.”

The breast cancer survivor and mother of three said she took one of her daughter’s to the concert Saturday evening for her birthday. Once they were seated, Hess said she noticed a rowdy fan.

“He was standing. I was sitting,” Hess said. “Next thing I know, this person fell right on top of me.”

Hess said she heard every bone in her body crack when the man – who was more than twice her size – toppled on top of her.

She said at first, she couldn’t even move.

Jessica Hudak, Hess’ daughter, said she was terrified. 

“I know people are going to be there way too intoxicated but never in my right mind … a broken back?” said Hudak.

Hess’ family flagged down security who then alerted medics. Hess was treated on the scene and then transferred to Allegheny General Hospital.

She said she’s still bothered with how security responded to the incident.

“There was nothing we could do to him. He wasn't going to be held responsible because he fell, because he was dancing,” said Hess.

Hudak said it’s bad this happened to anyone, especially her mother, and she wants someone to be held responsible. 

“She’s putting my brother through college. She’s doing everything she can. It’s just not fair,” Hudak said. “We just want to know who the guy is. He needs to take responsibility.”

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ParaDocs Covering The Set And Beyond

By Modern Healthcare  | May 30, 2015

EMTs generally don't have a glamorous job. But some are getting a chance to rub shoulders with the beautiful people, thanks to a new business that supplies on-site medical staffing at events around the country.

ParaDocs Worldwide has staffed fashion events for Victoria's Secret, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs and New York International Bridal Week, along with outdoor music festivals and fundraisers. Not to mention providing EMTs for movie shoots, TV shows and commercials. Other clients include MTV, LivingSocial, New York City Triathlon, Viacom, Cigar Aficianado and Norwegian Cruise Line Corp. In all, the company does about 1,200 events a year.

Alex Pollak, an emergency medical technician and founder of ParaDocs, hopes his 3-year-old company will hit $2 million in revenue in 2015. “We never send a bill to the patient,” Pollak said. “Everything's paid for upfront by the (event's) producer.”

In New York City, where ParaDocs is based, public events that attract more than 5,000 people are required to provide their own security. Pollak's company covers everything from fashion shows to the Electric Zoo Festival. High-end events will often opt for ParaDocs' services to avoid a disruption if a medical emergency brings an ambulance to the scene, he said.

The company also has offices in California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with a part-time staff of 400. Staffers are mostly paramedics and EMTs but also include physicians and registered nurses, all paid per diem. Although ParaDocs will send a patient to the hospital for a medical emergency, that scenario happens in less than 1% of cases, Pollak estimated.

“We don't care about the billing, so we treat a lot more (patients on site) than an ambulance company that's incentivized to take people over to the hospital,” he said.

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The Joke's on The Joker as Jared Leto Gets Minor Injury While Rock Climbing

Filming for the upcoming movie based on DC comics “Suicide Squad” is now in high gear and most eyes are on Jared Leto and how he is reportedly acting the role of being the Clown Prince of Crime to nearly flawless perfection.

Apparently, the pressure is now on Jared Leto to continue doing what he’s doing and sustaining his splendid acting job.

On May 19, Jared reported on the set of “Suicide Squad” as The Joker but the following day, it appears that the joke was on his character as he sustained a minor and he then showed it in his social media account notes Batman News.

Jared Leto posted his minor booboo on his Instragram account and given the white makeup all over his hands and fingers, the outlet assumed that the actor was filming the movie as “The Joker” when the incident resulting to the injury happened.

But sources close to Jared Leto later on clarified that the injury was not a result of the filming of the “Suicide Squad” but due to a recent rock climbing that the actor has gone into.

Leto sort of made the clarification himself when he posted an image on his Snapchat account showing himself climbing the rocks. It turns out that The Joker turned the joke around so the last laugh is on him.

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