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\"\"The incident took place while Dr. Mehrotra was walking his dog in his neighborhood just prior to leaving for his ER shift at UNC.<\/p>\n

Later in the day, Dr. Mehrotra also cared for a firefighter who was injured in extinguishing the same fire.<\/p>\n

We commend Dr. Mehrotra for his quick thinking and willingness to help others, which exemplify the spirit of the UNC Emergency Medicine team.<\/p>\n

“It’s part of being a good citizen and looking out for our neighbors, and that’s what we do,” said Dr. Mehrotra.<\/p>\n

Dr. Abhi Mehrotra<\/a> is a Clinical Professor in the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine; Assistant Medical Director, Emergency Department – Chapel Hill; and Medical Director, Emergency Department – Hillsborough.<\/p>\n

For more details about the house fire and Dr. Mehrotra assisting his neighbor, you can you can see view the ABC11 news story via this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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