RE: This is appalling !!!
December 23, 2009 at 1:11 pm
(This post was last modified: December 23, 2009 at 1:12 pm by chatpilot.)
@Synackaon:
Being off duty does not mean that you stop being a professional. The woman's preexisting condition is irrelevant to the issue at hand. As trained medical technicians they had the moral responsibility to try everything in their power to save that woman's life. If she died regardless of their efforts is another story altogether and no one can hold them accountable for that. Besides, they were not off duty they were on break there is a huge difference.
I live in New York city so any distrust in the source I have provided is my fault. This story was on every major news network locally and nationally in the states and I happen to reside in New York myself. Here's an update from today's local newspaper: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009...mt23m.html
Also, the two emts were dispatchers and sources claim they were certified but had not worked in the field for a long time. But in my opinion they still had the obligation to at least attempt to help the woman even if it was with basic cpr or if she was coherent trying to comfort her while an ambulance arrived. The district attorney is seriously considering filing criminal charges and there is the possibility of jail time for the pair as well.
For those interested in reading the Emt Oath and code of ethics here it is:
http://www.naemt.org/about_us/emtoath.aspx There are some things in there that do apply to this case.
Being off duty does not mean that you stop being a professional. The woman's preexisting condition is irrelevant to the issue at hand. As trained medical technicians they had the moral responsibility to try everything in their power to save that woman's life. If she died regardless of their efforts is another story altogether and no one can hold them accountable for that. Besides, they were not off duty they were on break there is a huge difference.
I live in New York city so any distrust in the source I have provided is my fault. This story was on every major news network locally and nationally in the states and I happen to reside in New York myself. Here's an update from today's local newspaper: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009...mt23m.html
Also, the two emts were dispatchers and sources claim they were certified but had not worked in the field for a long time. But in my opinion they still had the obligation to at least attempt to help the woman even if it was with basic cpr or if she was coherent trying to comfort her while an ambulance arrived. The district attorney is seriously considering filing criminal charges and there is the possibility of jail time for the pair as well.
For those interested in reading the Emt Oath and code of ethics here it is:
http://www.naemt.org/about_us/emtoath.aspx There are some things in there that do apply to this case.
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