safety conscious ambulance staff

[Aspergers_Aspie]

I thought ambulance staff would be more safety conscious.
In the block of flats where I stay, there are fire doors that state on them that they should be closed. I understand that to mean generally although I wasn't told this. I understand if ambulance staff are collecting a person from a flat in a non-emergency and transporting that person out of the block to keep a fire door open temporarily with a door stop and then close it when finished but they left it open

 

[Jumpinbare]

That suggests that they are human

 

[Rodafina]

Emergency services personnel have a lot going on and so many things to pay attention to on any given call. Even a “non-emergency” call can become an emergency very quickly. While you are right that the door should’ve been closed it seems reasonable that it may be forgotten and would be a good thing for an observant bystander to fix when they are gone. I think their priority is human life and wellbeing.

 

[Judge]

Oddly enough this reminds me of an insurance claim that involved an error on the part of paramedics who arrived on the scene.

Our policyholder was working on his motorcycle in his living room, which involved a number of solvents and other combustible substances that didn't belong there to begin with. Worse, he was straining the solvents out of washcloths into his bathroom toilet. And yes, he decided to take a break on the pot, and have a smoke.

When the first responders arrived, as they were quickly carrying the burn victim out on a gurney one of them asked how it happened. The man managed to answer coherently, and one of the responders laughed so hard he lost his grip of the gurney, tipping the injured man to the ground and further injuring him.

This was an actual HO claim that made it to our corporate news.

The reality being that medical professionals may or may not strive to maintain the highest degree of care at all times. Making things like professional liability/malpractice insurance a necessity- not a courtesy.