A disabled man was 'left to die by paramedics because he wasn't worth saving'

This happens in hospitals all the time, no surprise really, many times doctors/surgeons/nurses conveniently get stuck doing other things so that when the go to help a patient their would be "nothing they could do".

Scary shit.

no, not hitler's program. darwin's program.

He probably had no insurance. Gotta Love the Health Industry.

I agree, they should have left George Lucas to die.

This is very unfortunate. The paramedics should be held responsible for their actions and if found to be negligent should not be able to work in medicine again. I agree articspirit, all human life has value. I know people who are not disabled and still live like pigs, but are some of the most intelligent people I have ever met. Obviously these paramedics need a lesson in compassion.

That's very messed up.

If this man was saved at least he won't suffer anymore.

who are they to play god??

this is heartbraking

Thats terrible, why would anyone leave a person to die, especially if they could not fend for themselves. What a bunch of assholes. They do deserve prison time!

para-med-DICKS!!! Your job is to help save lives not put in your worthless opinion of who should live, or in your case ,DIE.

I thought EMTs are there to save lives and not so much think about whether the person has minutes or seconds to live..it's all about doing what you can to keep that person alive. This is depressing!

Their is always a bad apple(s)!

First,

I'm certainly not making any excuses for EMS personnel that would act this way and it is truly a terrible tragedy but, most EMS personnel are caring and ethical people. please do not paint all these people with the same brush. As far as anyone knows, this is an isolated incident. One way to know would be to check how many admissions into local ER's there are every day and how many of those are charity care (free to the patient). Many of those patients could be classified as this poor gentlemen was and I believe that a vast majority are receiving medical care at great expense to hospitals.

Just how did they determine that he wasn't worth saving?

The practice of judging others so harshly needs to stop.

WOW...this is disgusting. I have worked in the EMS field for a number of years and I can say that the way they acted is absolutely unethical and unjustifiable.

In the United States the emergency response system is very closely monitored.. I don't know about in the UK, but here we have very strict protocol and guidelines for what happens. In the state of Georgia, medics are not allowed to announce someone dead nor are we allowed to make the decision as to if the person is "savable". Period. Unless obvious life ending trauma has occurred (decapitation, etc) or the body has obviously started to decompose, all measures are to be taken to try to save the person. We have even had to place the ECG monitor on people who have been dead for days and look like it. Every precaution is taken to make sure things are done properly and there are immediate consequences if they are not done per protocol. What these guys did is disgusting and a rare example of absolute and indisputable neglect.

The paramedics involved should be fired and never allowed to work in positions of trust again. This is disgusting.

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this man should not have been revived. his inferior genetics need to be left to dissapear over the human strain to make room for the superior more advanced human race of the future. destroy bad genes to make room for good ones.

It wouldn't surprise me if they just brush it under the rug and pretend like it never happened.

Every Life is worth saving, You cannot play God, or put worth or a price on someone's life. This is sad to think that , he could have been your dad your brother.

Lets hope next time you need a paramedic YOUR LIFE will be worth saving !!!

goodiness i hope they aren't sent to save me!!!!!

Shows how judgmental the world really is.

I can't believe there are people out there that play games with people's lives. God rest this poor soul who did the right thing. I hope people become aware of this type of breed in the world that judges people like GOD.

Without haste the recording should be made public.

I'm kind of wiry of this....

...I have a dark sense of humor and sarcasm and if I'm with a friend and we walked into a house like that I could say things that were just funny in a dark way but still help.

They either did try to help or they didn't. I didn't read that in the article. They are charged with not helping but that doesn't mean they didn't. That's just what they are charged with.

I got a ticket for having a crack in my windshield because it was bad in the cop's eyes saying something that it wouldn't past inspection....but it has: Twice.

So charges mean nothing.

If they truly were this vile....they deserve a fitting punishment that would put them in an uncomfortable position and I'm not talking about prison.

I guess you never know who is who. These guys were masquerading as paramedics!

Fuck karma, these guys need to be held responsible for their actions NOW. What a horrible thing to do!

I just hope they get prison time. They both deserve it!!!

i hope karma exists and these guys are in the same situation

Their karma will get them.

What a shame, poor guy.

wow...

your job is to SAVE PEOPLES' LIVES.

der.

how heartbreaking, I am always amazed at how many people won't help others.. I hope they got FIRED and are never allowed to work in the Medical industry ever again...

People cannot be trusted cause they like to play God. Just remember that whenever you're in a situation that puts your life in someone elses hands.