EMT says he was suspended without pay for trying to save choking girl, 7, who is now on life support
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An EMT who saved a 7-year-old girl who was choking on her lunch claims he has been suspended from his job because it is against company policy to make a stop without being called.
Assist Ambulance worker Qwasi Reid was transporting a nursing home patient last Wednesday with his partner when they were flagged down at a red light by a distraught man.
Reid told Fox that his partner told the man they already had a patient and there was nothing they could do.
Reid said he knew that a choking girl was more urgent than transport of an elderly person so he decided to step in and try to save the girl's life.
Reid jumped out of the back door of the ambulance and started administering first aid. Sadly by the time Reid began helping the girl she had already turned blue since no one at the school was helping her.
Noelia Echavarria, 7, is on life support at NYU hospital where she has been declared brain dead and her family are praying for a swift recovery.
Reid, who has been suspended from his job without pay for stopping to help the girl, says given the opportunity he would have made the decision all over again.
'I don't regret it,' Reid said. 'I'd do it again. If I know there's a child choking, I'm going to do my best to help her,' he added.
Reid said Assist Ambulance suspension of his proves that they are more concerned about insurance money than they are the well being of people in need.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3294288/EMT-says-suspended-without-pay-trying-save-choking-girl-life-support.html
Assist Ambulance worker Qwasi Reid was transporting a nursing home patient last Wednesday with his partner when they were flagged down at a red light by a distraught man.
Reid told Fox that his partner told the man they already had a patient and there was nothing they could do.
Reid said he knew that a choking girl was more urgent than transport of an elderly person so he decided to step in and try to save the girl's life.
Reid jumped out of the back door of the ambulance and started administering first aid. Sadly by the time Reid began helping the girl she had already turned blue since no one at the school was helping her.
Noelia Echavarria, 7, is on life support at NYU hospital where she has been declared brain dead and her family are praying for a swift recovery.
Reid, who has been suspended from his job without pay for stopping to help the girl, says given the opportunity he would have made the decision all over again.
'I don't regret it,' Reid said. 'I'd do it again. If I know there's a child choking, I'm going to do my best to help her,' he added.
Reid said Assist Ambulance suspension of his proves that they are more concerned about insurance money than they are the well being of people in need.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3294288/EMT-says-suspended-without-pay-trying-save-choking-girl-life-support.html
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yet white cops get suspended with pay after purposely killing unarmed black people
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My ? X to the muffucin Z (xzibit) outchea doing the right thing.
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Did the right thing ? those idiots...
The right thing >>> Protocol -
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Man did his job and saved a choking girl - he's in trouble
Police officer chokes man for selling cigarettes, he states he can't breathe and is ignored and dies - he gets away with it
Backwards ass ? -
Back wards ass country we live in Smh
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They were called tho, a man flagged them down.
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He'll be alright because he didn't sell his soul for a paycheck.
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That policy needs to be revised asap.....
Good for dude for doing the right thing.... -
My ? X to the muffucin Z (xzibit) outchea doing the right thing.
Nah ? that's Saigon -
This is about money (like always). That man did what most people would do when they see a child in disress, he helped out the best he could. He's a hero right? As long as that poor child pulls through. But if she should suffer brain damage or worse, die, watch how quickly things change. The family lawyer WILL sue the school, the ambulance service, that EMT and everyone else who touched that child. Finger pointing won't stop. That's how the real world works.
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He's a ? EMT is that not his job to assist people??? He did gotdamn humans are heartless because of a piece of green paper.
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babelipsss wrote: »This is about money (like always). That man did what most people would do when they see a child in disress, he helped out the best he could. He's a hero right? As long as that poor child pulls through. But if she should suffer brain damage or worse, die, watch how quickly things change. The family lawyer WILL sue the school, the ambulance service, that EMT and everyone else who touched that child. Finger pointing won't stop. That's how the real world works.
but if had kept going.....he would still be fired for letting someone die -
He probably would have gotten into more trouble if it could be proven that he denied to help.
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It was a no win situation. It could have went another way and the old dudes family complained about neglecting their pops. We live in a litigious society. Morally I say he did the right thing. But if things go to a lawsuit then he will be a scapegoat.
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Somebody asked for assistance and he helped...how did he violate policy?
? a black child you get a gofundme account and your job
Save a child you get suspended w/o pay -
My ? saigon said ? the rap game and became an emt.
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