Nappy full of faeces thrown at ambulance during emergency
PARAMEDICS have labelled the M5 motorists who hurled faeces-laden nappies at an ambulance travelling under lights and sirens with a patient on board yesterday as “grubs”.
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PARAMEDICS have labelled the M5 motorists who hurled faeces-laden nappies at an ambulance travelling under lights and sirens with a patient on board yesterday as “grubs”.
Two NSW Ambulance paramedics were transporting the patient from Bowral Hospital to Liverpool Hospital for urgent lifesaving treatment when a driver refused to move out of their way near Picton Rd exit about 5pm.
The car eventually veered away and the ambulance took over.
“Finally when they did move, they passed the vehicle and just in that moment they felt a thud to the passenger side of the vehicle,” ambulance inspector Stephanie Radnidge told The Daily Telegraph.
The two female paramedics on board, one an experienced intensive care paramedic, initially thought they had struck a bird.
But on arrival at Liverpool Hospital it became clear faeces had been hurled at the ambulance, possibly in babies nappies.
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“The first thing everyone including the patient could smell was faeces,” Insp Radnidge said.
“The splattering is consistent with something being thrown. What else would you throw full of faeces.
“They are grubs … It’s absolutely not on, it’s beyond disgraceful.”
NSW Ambulance commissioner Dominic Morgan also reacted at the shocking incident.
“This is nothing but complete and utter disrespect for the hard work and dedication of our paramedics,” commissioner Morgan said.
“This type of behaviour will not be tolerated not only does it risk the safety of paramedics but it threatens the critical care of patients.”
The paramedics on board were too concerned with the survival of their patient to take down the car’s registration number but there are plans to report the incident to police.
There were very few cars around the ambulance at the time of the incident, strengthening concerns the projectiles came from the car which initially refused to move.
The paramedics then had to clean the vehicle themselves, meaning the vehicle and crew were out of service for a period last night.