NY EMT's Refuse To Help Dying, Pregnant Woman

[Jana]

Suggesting that these two NYC EMT's didn't respond due to liability issues is beyond ABSURD. I am supremely confident that NOWHERE in the NYC FD is there a policy of not rendering medical aid to someone who is in dire need of it. If such a policy existed, it would have been the first press release from the city of NY the second this story became known by the public. Hell, the Mayor of NYC is having press conferences talking about how unconscionable the behavior of two city employees was. If something in the city's policy stated that these EMT's acted accordingly, I'm reasonably confident that their boss wouldn't be on TV raking them over the coals!

And at the very least, as decent human beings and good samaritans, they could have taken a look at her and assessed the situation and put a rush in for help by relaying info. What if she needed mouth to mouth, which even many laypersons can do, if trained, not just EMTS? What, they didn't care enough to check? Even Tom Cruise stops by the side of the road to help people.

[tammy]

This boggles the mind...they refused to help because they were eating?! I can't understand the heartlessness.

Many years ago our neighbor & childhood friend's mother was pregnant and collapsed - her husband called the ambulance and waited and waited - no ambulance appeared...the Fire Dept. chief had called the ambulance back to the station because he saw that the home address was in an unincorporated area. Our friend's mother died as did the baby...she left behind young children...she was like a second mom. The story was all over the News - the Chief saying that our area was covered by another station (which was much further away) - last I remember that guy moved to Saudi Arabia.