The EMTs accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman say they were never asked to examine her or told the extent of her condition.
Lawyer Douglas Rosenthal says his clients were only asked to summon an ambulance on Dec. 9 when they were taking a break in a Brooklyn eatery. He says Jason Green and Melisa Jackson never saw Eutisha Rennix, who was in the back of the Au Bon Pain, and that other employees continued about their duties.
“Other eatery employees did not seem unduly concerned by the patient’s condition, and continued to serve customers,” says Rosenthal in the statement.
Rosenthal says an employee only told Jackson that Rennix was exhibiting asthmatic symptoms and had some abdominal pain.
The two EMTs then acted accordingly and “were thanked by [Rennix] for their response,” says Rosenthal in the statement.
“[Green and Jackson] were prevented by protocol, training and regulations to intervene more acutely, as they currently do not work in a medical capacity, and were equipped with neither medicine or equipment.”
Witnesses have said the EMTs told workers to call 911, then left when they were asked to help. Rennix later died.