Paramedics suspended for allegedly abandoning patient

DURBAN - Two KwaZulu-Natal paramedics have been suspended for allegedly abandoning a patient in Umlazi.

It's alleged, they refused to climb a stairway to reach the patient at the weekend.

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Instead, they demanded that the woman be brought to the ambulance by her family.

The provincial health department says when neighbours assisted, the paramedics allegedly accused them of being too slow - and left.

The patient was taken to a local clinic in an e-hailing vehicle and later transferred to the hospital.

A probe into the incident is underway.