EMT’s Get Into Big Fight; Patient Gets Out Of Ambulance And Takes Herself To Hospital

Arguing with co-workers is never a good thing.  But it's definitely worse when you're supposed to be saving someone's life.

Rose Preston is an Army veteran who lives in Washington, D.C.  And back on March 15th, she started feeling numbness and tingling on the left side of her face.  So she called 911.

But once Rose was in the back of the ambulance, getting oxygen and waiting to go to the ER, one EMT decided that a medic with more training needed to look at her . . . and that caused a huge argument between the two EMTs.

It got so heated, Rose eventually got out of the ambulance.  She went back into her apartment, and the EMTs were so caught up in their fight, they didn't seem to care.  Then they left the scene-- without making her sign a form that said she was refusing treatment.

Which could be important from a legal standpoint.  Because she eventually decided she did need to go to the ER . . . but skipped the whole EMT thing and took a train this time.  And it turns out she has Bell's palsy and did need a doctor.

Luckily, she's okay.  And authorities say they're launching an investigation.
Source: NBC Washington