Not anymore, at least, not in New York City.
Related: NY EMTs Off-Duty
"2 EMTs called ‘inhuman’ for leaving pregnant woman; Mother critical after daughter and baby die" by Deepti Hajela, Associated Press | December 23, 2009
NEW YORK - Two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman are “inhuman,’’ her mother said yesterday as a lawyer for the EMTs argued his clients are being vilified in a rush to judgment....
Lawyer Douglas Rosenthal said the facts will show that Jason Green and Melissa Jackson acted “appropriately’’ at the Au Bon Pain in Brooklyn on Dec. 9.
(Blog editor shaking his head)
The two were present when Eutisha Rennix, an employee, collapsed. Witnesses said the EMTs told workers to call 911, then left when they were asked to help the 25-year-old woman.
Rennix died at a hospital shortly afterward, her baby too premature to survive....
Then it is a DOUBLE-MURDER due to NEGLIGENCE!
Fire Department spokesman Steve Ritea said that all members “take an oath to assist others whenever they’re in need of emergency medical care. It’s their sworn duty.’’
So much for oaths.
Rosenthal, the EMTs’ lawyer, said that he has known Green for years and that “he’s a good guy.’’
Oh, his lawyer is also his friend, huh?
The Fire Department on Monday suspended Green, a six-year member, and Jackson, a four-year member, without pay. The department is investigating, as is the state Department of Health, which oversees the emergency medical services system. A criminal probe is also underway.
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NEW YORK - The emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman were never asked to examine her or told the extent of her condition, their lawyer said yesterday.
That is NOT what the WITNESSES seem to be saying!!!
Lawyer Douglas Rosenthal said his clients were only asked to summon an ambulance on Dec. 9 when they were taking a break in a Brooklyn eatery. He said that Jason Green and Melisa Jackson never saw Eutisha Rennix, who was in the back of the Au Bon Pain store, and that other employees didn’t seem overly concerned about her condition.
“There was no apparent panic,’’ Rosenthal said in a statement. Witnesses have said the EMTs told workers to call 911, then left when they were asked to help the 25-year-old pregnant woman....
Rosenthal said Jackson, a four-year veteran, was asked by an employee to summon an ambulance because the six-months-pregnant Rennix was showing asthmatic symptoms and experiencing abdominal pain. The lawyer said Jackson radioed for an ambulance and she and Green, a six-year veteran, stayed until they knew help was coming. “They were thanked by the employee for their response,’’ he said.
What do you know, another LYING LAWYER!!!
Rosenthal said “protocol, training, and regulations’’ also kept the two emergency workers from intervening further because they didn’t have any equipment or medications and worked as dispatchers rather than in the field....
Cynthia Rennix said the story doesn’t match what she was told by her daughter’s co-worker and supervisor....
No, but this article was dedicated to getting out the defense side of the state employee's story.--more--"
And the OTHER SIDE of the story from the MSM?
The TRACKING DOWN and TALKING to WITNESSES?
Still waiting.
