City of Miami v. Wilson

WIGGINTON, Judge.

Appellant City of Miami, a self-insured employer, appeals the deputy commissioner’s order finding appellee’s mononucleosis compensable and directing appellant to pay appellee approximately three weeks of temporary total disability benefits and appel-lee’s medical bills. We reverse.

Appellee, a thirty-eight year old firefighter-paramedic, allegedly contracted mononucleosis when, while attempting to provide emergency treatment to a self-avowed drug user, an intravenous needle that had been inserted into the arm of the rescuee, Mr. James, became dislodged and punctured appellee’s…