I needed to be taken to hospital in Fife due to becoming acutely unwell with sepsis however, I found the attitude and actions of one of the paramedics UN professional. I was in severe body pain and whilst in the ambulance one of the paramedics heavily placed their large bag of equipment on my legs which caused me to shout out in pain I asked them to remove it and they ignored my plea. They said I'm going to swap one pain for another as they took my blood sugar without taking their heavy bag of my legs.
They also made comments about one of my pre existing health conditions to their fellow colleague which was derogatory.
I felt they thought I was wasting their time until they realised I had sepsis.
I would have expected those in the caring profession to be more caring and less judgmental as not every service user are time wasters, furthermore what concerned me the most was how they seemed to find their actions some what amusing when I cried out in agony.
"Paramedic's attitude"
About: Scottish Ambulance Service / Emergency Ambulance Scottish Ambulance Service Emergency Ambulance EH12 9EB
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