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There are, quite probably, a number of things that the EMT-Dispatcher could have done, in order to settle the patient down and buy her some more time until better-equipped help arrived, from the obvious (inhaler, airway clearance, etc.) to more radical stuff like an emergency tracheotomy if a closed airway was the problem, over-and-above giving emotional comfort to a badly distressed pregnant mother-to-be...
They DO still teach EMT's how to perform trach's, don't they?
Personal opinion: even if she didn't technically break the law, this POS EMT-Tech needs to be sent back down to the minors for some refresher training in Basic Humanity, Ethics, and Having-a-Heart...
A tracheotomy would not have helped an asthma attack. And asthma attack is something going on within the lungs themselves....not a blocked airway.
i agree... she did not have to help
Her NOT helping makes her a low life piece of shit
There are, quite probably, a number of things that the EMT-Dispatcher could have done, in order to settle the patient down and buy her some more time until better-equipped help arrived, from the obvious (inhaler, airway clearance, etc.) to more radical stuff like an emergency tracheotomy if a closed airway was the problem, over-and-above giving emotional comfort to a badly distressed pregnant mother-to-be...
They DO still teach EMT's how to perform trach's, don't they?
Personal opinion: even if she didn't technically break the law, this POS EMT-Tech needs to be sent back down to the minors for some refresher training in Basic Humanity, Ethics, and Having-a-Heart...
A tracheotomy would not have helped an asthma attack. And asthma attack is something going on within the lungs themselves....not a blocked airway.
i agree... she did not have to help
Her NOT helping makes her a low life piece of shit
Yep and subject to the harshest laws of KARMA, she won't get off scott free smug as she thinks she bee.
There are, quite probably, a number of things that the EMT-Dispatcher could have done, in order to settle the patient down and buy her some more time until better-equipped help arrived, from the obvious (inhaler, airway clearance, etc.) to more radical stuff like an emergency tracheotomy if a closed airway was the problem, over-and-above giving emotional comfort to a badly distressed pregnant mother-to-be...
They DO still teach EMT's how to perform trach's, don't they?
Personal opinion: even if she didn't technically break the law, this POS EMT-Tech needs to be sent back down to the minors for some refresher training in Basic Humanity, mEthics, and Having-a-Heart...
A tracheotomy would not have helped an asthma attack. And asthma attack is something going on within the lungs themselves....not a blocked airway.
i agree... she did not have to help
Her NOT helping makes her a low life piece of shit
There are, quite probably, a number of things that the EMT-Dispatcher could have done, in order to settle the patient down and buy her some more time until better-equipped help arrived, from the obvious (inhaler, airway clearance, etc.) to more radical stuff like an emergency tracheotomy if a closed airway was the problem, over-and-above giving emotional comfort to a badly distressed pregnant mother-to-be...
They DO still teach EMT's how to perform trach's, don't they?
Personal opinion: even if she didn't technically break the law, this POS EMT-Tech needs to be sent back down to the minors for some refresher training in Basic Humanity, Ethics, and Having-a-Heart...
A tracheotomy would not have helped an asthma attack. And asthma attack is something going on within the lungs themselves....not a blocked airway.
i agree... she did not have to help
Her NOT helping makes her a low life piece of shit
Yep and subject to the harshest laws of KARMA, she won't get off scott free smug as she thinks she bee.
There are, quite probably, a number of things that the EMT-Dispatcher could have done, in order to settle the patient down and buy her some more time until better-equipped help arrived, from the obvious (inhaler, airway clearance, etc.) to more radical stuff like an emergency tracheotomy if a closed airway was the problem, over-and-above giving emotional comfort to a badly distressed pregnant mother-to-be...
They DO still teach EMT's how to perform trach's, don't they?
Personal opinion: even if she didn't technically break the law, this POS EMT-Tech needs to be sent back down to the minors for some refresher training in Basic Humanity, mEthics, and Having-a-Heart...
A tracheotomy would not have helped an asthma attack. And asthma attack is something going on within the lungs themselves....not a blocked airway.
i agree... she did not have to help
Her NOT helping makes her a low life piece of shit
I know that a Trach wouldnt have helped but I threw it out there to piss off people who say "what the bitch was supposed to do with no medical equipment"? the bitch was supposed to help....any way she could.. yet she did nothing...
She called for rescue vehicles.
I'm surprised she even bothered to put her coffee down to do even THAT.
The woman needs to be removed from her job. Period.
What does her job have to do with anything?
The fact remains that there are times when "nothing" is exactly what should be done. There is nothing at all moral about the "do anything" argument. It should be obvious but if you don't know what you're doing you damn well shouldn't do it. You are many times more likely to cause harm than help and there is simply no excuse for that. Some of you guys would have cut the woman's throat to no purpose other than wanting to act like a TV hero.
The fact remains that there are times when "nothing" is exactly what should be done. There is nothing at all moral about the "do anything" argument. It should be obvious but if you don't know what you're doing you damn well shouldn't do it. You are many times more likely to cause harm than help and there is simply no excuse for that. Some of you guys would have cut the woman's throat to no purpose other than wanting to act like a TV hero.
Asthma attacks are not one of those times.
The fact remains that there are times when "nothing" is exactly what should be done. There is nothing at all moral about the "do anything" argument. It should be obvious but if you don't know what you're doing you damn well shouldn't do it. You are many times more likely to cause harm than help and there is simply no excuse for that. Some of you guys would have cut the woman's throat to no purpose other than wanting to act like a TV hero.
Asthma attacks are not one of those times.
Then in your considered opinion what should the EMT have done?
So she IS actually a EMT/Dispatcher who called (dispatched) an ambulance. Why would she be arrested? What kind of care can an EMT give for a breathing problem without equipment?
If you know first aid, I expect you to lend a hand. She should have been made to help.
see, that just it. You cant make anyone help.
should she have helped...... anyone with a scrap of humanity would have helped.
If you know first aid, I expect you to lend a hand. She should have been made to help.
I disagree. Nobody should be made to help anyone. They should be called out for the pieces of shit that they are though. For the rest of her life this woman will live with what she did, or didn't do. I hope she enjoyed her coffee.
Did you see the interview with the EMT? She was angry, hostile and very happy with her decision. It's one she would make again.
The law requires ambulance drivers to respond to a person in distress. It doesn't say a dispatcher in uniform on a coffee break with no equipment is responsible for the death of a person suffering from an asthma attack.
The fact remains that there are times when "nothing" is exactly what should be done. There is nothing at all moral about the "do anything" argument. It should be obvious but if you don't know what you're doing you damn well shouldn't do it. You are many times more likely to cause harm than help and there is simply no excuse for that. Some of you guys would have cut the woman's throat to no purpose other than wanting to act like a TV hero.
Asthma attacks are not one of those times.
Then in your considered opinion what should the EMT have done?
I disagree. Nobody should be made to help anyone. They should be called out for the pieces of shit that they are though. For the rest of her life this woman will live with what she did, or didn't do. I hope she enjoyed her coffee.
Did you see the interview with the EMT? She was angry, hostile and very happy with her decision. It's one she would make again.
I hope that she collapses one day and no one bothers to help her. Then she will know what it feels like. What a low life.
The law requires ambulance drivers to respond to a person in distress. It doesn't say a dispatcher in uniform on a coffee break with no equipment is responsible for the death of a person suffering from an asthma attack.
She could have rendered assistance. She chose not to, because her coffee was more important than the life of another human being.
If you know first aid, I expect you to lend a hand. She should have been made to help.
see, that just it. You cant make anyone help.
should she have helped...... anyone with a scrap of humanity would have helped.
A few weeks ago after my karate class, a young Asian woman collapsed and was brought inside our Dojo. We had no idea how to care for her because none of us knew what was wrong, but we still lay her down, kept her warm, and kept her awake and talking until the paramedics arrived.
She had a heart attack, it turned out - at age 32.
Despite the fact none us had the appropriate first aid training, we did everything we could for that woman - the same as this trained paramedic should have!!!
