Fired Memphis EMT Robert Long says MPD officers impeded Tyre Nichols' care

A former MFD emergency medical technician (EMT) has told a Tennessee board that officers “impeded patient care” by refusing to remove Tyre Nichols’ handcuffs.

[@ricardohughes1549]

You treat your own people like this shame on you and your families. All of you are to blame.

[@davidc4871]

Now We Got , Interference Of Another To Provide Medical Care. Roll Those Charges Up On Those Punk Cops Please

[@lsad705]

If you believe a man who's trying to save himself and disregard the video tape that shows them at a distant doing nothing.

[@thehulk1177]

It should be video evidence of it. If not, the cops are automatically guilty for turning if their cameras.

[@herrguru4264]

*Here in Germany EMT-Ambulance are allowed to give police officers commands, to uncuff a suspect "once they have established a life critical emergency and patient care takes priority over securing a suspect during an arrest".* Are there no similar laws in the USA?

[@Hunee-]

They were all charged with impeding medical care by the feds. They are all going down.

[@MrJusticeM]

@@herrguru4264 No, they don't care clearly

[@stevenkiser4142]

Good they should’ve called for a supervisor when they blocked him for treatment 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@enriqueburke7637]

Their supervisor was there

[@insidepriscillasworld]

They had a supervisor there and she didn't even get out the vehicle.

[@shapanther6065]

If he was blocked he should have called a supervisor and filed a complaint. If he was threatened, or he feared for his own safety if he tried to help the young man he then should have filed a complaint with his supervisor. That was not done far as we know.

[@herrguru4264]

*Here in Germany EMT-Ambulance are allowed to give police officers commands, to uncuff a suspect "once they have established a life critical emergency and patient care takes priority over securing a suspect during an arrest".* Are there no similar laws in the USA?

[@aggee10]

EMTs have a very limited scope of practice. There's nothing he could've done for him..

[@AllThingsPlanned]

There’s no excuse for not taking his vitals. His credibility is even more questionable because why not call your supervisor, or file a complaint or say any of this when you still had your job?

[@gregsmith1342]

Exactly, his only concern is getting his job back, he had that chance to to be a decent human being, to do his job render aide to the victim that was obviously in dire need, he was treated less than a human being! Did the cops out pointed their guns at him and said I dare you give this man any aide? No! They all stood their and watched this man suffer, he's just as guilty as those wild animals that beat that young man to death! He's trying to use his entitled privileged to weasel his way out and get his job back! He's pathetic 🙄, no remorse whatsoever, only wants his job back, he should be facing time just like the rest of those rabid animals!

[@karinaz8756]

Exactly. He should have voiced his concerns IMMEDIATELY. Not waited until after the fact when his job was on the line.

[@herrguru4264]

*Here in Germany EMT-Ambulance are allowed to give police officers commands, to uncuff a suspect "once they have established a life critical emergency and patient care takes priority over securing a suspect during an arrest".* Are there no similar laws in the USA?

[@Mikie-z8n]

He probably did you act like being honest with your employers is great. Hell in all fabrics of life we don't really tolerate snitches. If he just kept his mouth shut he'd still have his job cause we don't fire people for being unproductive we fire them over petty shit.

[@randalllakeworth3134]

@@herrguru4264 NAW MAN PEOPLE JUS ACT INGNORANT SOMETIMES IN AUTHORITRY. THE EMT WAS PROBABLY SCARED OF THE COP. IT DOES MAKES SENSE HOW CAN U TAKE SOMEONE VITAL IN CUFFS...

[@chriszoey563]

He’s trying to save himself he doesn’t deserve to be an EMT.

[@herrguru4264]

*Here in Germany EMT-Ambulance are allowed to give police officers commands, to uncuff a suspect "once they have established a life critical emergency and patient care takes priority over securing a suspect during an arrest".* Are there no similar laws in the USA?

[@aliciamelendez5476]

If you are against anyone who is clearly doing their jobs properly and siding with bullies who only want to break the laws and the Constitution of the United States of America, then you are just as un-American as those who only want to bully law-abiding citizens.

[@chcarroll5164]

EMT's in the USA have minimal training and are held to incredibly low standards.

[@imnetworking2k12]

You're rightfully fired boy!

[@JuMiMi86]

💯 good bye!

[@LegacyByT]

Exactly

[@marshebrown8902]

I BELIEVE IT THEY STOPPED THEM BUT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED ME FROM DOING MY JOB AMEN THIS IS SAD

[@idealiamcadory3769]

They had guns u didn’t but go off

[@pacificblue3955]

I'm a paramedic, and I have been on countless patients who were still in police custody when our engine company arrived on scene. several times they were handcuffed, but I can say from having years of experience, you can still assess for any traumatic injuries, take a pulse, a blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, maintain spinal precautions during your assessment, auscultate lung sounds, place the patient on a 4 lead cardiac monitor to obtain a cardiac rhythm strip, and assess respiratory status regardless of what kind of police restraints they are in.

[@freshcrave4276]

I knew it was more they could have done being there

[@jraehardin]

Not if they refuse to let you approach the scene. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIPaZ4WMg61_sJI

[@pacificblue3955]

@@jraehardin videos show the EMTs standing over the patient and another video shows one of the EMTs kneeling by the patient.

[@jraehardin]

@@pacificblue3955 Damn 😳

[@brendabattle9088]

👀SOOO PERSON BEATEN HANDCUFFED & VITAL R NORMAL??!!!! OK U CAN EAT THE WHOLE 🥧

[@marknadeau1112]

I hope those cops get the max penalty

[@Sochi314]

I know this is a short clip from a 4 hour meeting but Tyre didn't have to be uncuffed for his finger to be used when checking vitals. Was that asked and what was the answer.

[@morninglift1253]

Watch the video. The EMTs were extremely negligent. They paid very little attention to the victim. Pretty disgusting behavior.

[@tamikaford7439]

How much is this guy being paid to concoct this story??? Even if it's totally 100% true, then WHY did they take Tyre to St. Francis and not the Trauma hospital Regional One? They didn't take his life or survival serious and now he's gone.

[@ChristRecords2O16]

We as paramedics, don’t have a choice of hospital to choose unless the patient states a specific hospital. Otherwise we take them to the closes place to get treatment as soon as possible. Then the hospital will airlift him to a trauma center after he is stable. Otherwise you get sued for passing 4 hospitals to get to 1. That’s a huge law suit and possibly a bunch of folks fired for that one call. Including the medical doctor for the night. See we call a doctor before we move the vehicle, tell him what’s the patient status and he instructs us what and where to go. We gotta call to even open a trachea for breathing. We don’t just jump in and save the day. We got rules too that keeps us out of jail and employed.

[@Msdee321]

You got that!

[@mind2721]

So in other words,the paramedic was in fear of the police. Who was suppose to protect and serve.

[@ifykykcookie]

That's because this special department was known to terrorize that area. Still, if you are in fear of doing your job, find a new one.

[@charlescrutchfield3982]

If they beat a citizen up like that, what makes you think that they didn't bully the emt workers into them not doing their jobs !!!!!@

[@ronadams3107]

Unless MPD was physically restraining paramedics from treating Tyre there would be NO excuse for not treating that poor man.

[@robertdavis4408]

AMEN

[@doreenmercado50]

He didn’t have a fair chance. 😢😮

[@ChristRecords2O16]

Not true. In our” STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES” as EMT B/P if a officer is on the scene they have jurisdiction and we wait until the officer clears us to operate in a patient. It’s not that easy guys, he obeyed SOP.

[@ronadams3107]

@trishbender7940 The paramedics DONT work for those cops. When they get called to a scene, their only job is to the patient. If they had at least tried to help him and those cops threatened or physically stopped them, they wouldn't have fou s themselves in the situation they're now in. That's just the simple truth.

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

That poor man shouldn't have resisted!!! 🙄 NEVER a Black males fault!!! 🤦🏿‍♀️

[@jraehardin]

🤔Everybody fired.... Except the Chief ? Why is that?

[@lindatart5670]

I don't understand that.

[@DrNurse2]

I belive him. As a former EMT, we couldn't approach the scene or render aid unless the "scene was safe" and the police allowed us to.

[@karinaz8756]

Where was the threat? The cops were yucking it up. Meanwhile Tyree was writhing in pain with minutes left to live. He was covered in blood and fresh bruises and this EMT couldn’t asses how dire the situation was.

[@challengersrt5397]

@@karinaz8756 it’s a policy that the scene must be cleared by police in that situation. Lots of mistakes and negligence though.

[@karinaz8756]

@@challengersrt5397 it’s called integrity. Doing the right thing regardless of the situation. Tyree was covered in fresh bruises and drifting in and out of consciousness. Those were literally the LAST MOMENTS he was alive. When he went to the hospital he was on life support. A paramedic should have AT LEAST taken his vitals. This man absolutely deserves to lose his license. He was callous and indifferent.

[@herrguru4264]

*Here in Germany EMT-Ambulance are allowed to give police officers commands, to uncuff a suspect "once they have established a life critical emergency and patient care takes priority over securing a suspect during an arrest".* Are there no similar laws in the USA?

[@herrguru4264]

how was the scene not safe? the officers were in the background, joking, laughing, yucking an high-fiving each other. No excuse for the EMT. He needs to be fired.

[@kentuckygirl3326]

THIS IS BS!!!😡 POOR TYRE COULD NOT TALK...MORE LIES!

[@SharonStainer]

Absolutely 💯!!! This POS is lying through his teeth to try and save his own sorry butt!!!

[@leanderbailey7809]

No Excuse young man

[@robertdavis4408]

We r in a HELL OF A MESS😡 we got EMT, not doing what they are supposed to do🤕the MPD and all other police departments beating and killing up people for ELEMENTARY BS reasons the damn FIREFIGHTERS stealing money and credit cards off dying people😢 PURE HELL and most of this shit is happening to the BLACKS😢 please don't tell me I am trying to play the RACE ♠️ CARD because y'all can see this as well as I do👀I am playing the CARDS that's being dealed🆘the 🃏 JOKER'S coming up next because it's plain to see all the GOOD CARDS r at the BOTTOM of the DECK💔 we r just as guilt as they are because we r MOSTLY sitting by allowing it and we r supposed to be the GOOD PEOPLE and it CONTINUINGLY happens 🙏💔🙏

[@IntellectualRadio]

He obviously died that night. They took him off life support 3 days later. If MPD impeded , did you file a complaint??

[@Robert_kuchar]

Is there body cam of the officers were not allowing him to get to Nichols?

[@SharonStainer]

Nope, no-one was holding him back. They were all over to the side laughing and high fiving and making fun of Tyre! 😢😢😢😢

[@freshcrave4276]

Still should have went over to check on him because i didn't see the low down dirty pigs stopping him.

[@camillewilson8619]

I take vitals when patient is in handcuffed. Handcuffed is at the risk. Blood pressure taken to the proximal area. Upper arm. Oxygen and pulse is finger. Respiration is by minutes. Whats the excuse.

[@RetoneyaFudge]

Charge everyone who was there and did nothing to help that man

[@samhuntjr1014]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. BODY HELPED Tyre

[@chicagosveryown7776]

Even if those animals were preventing them from helping Tyre.That’s when they should have called it in to their supervisors informing them that mpd is preventing them for doing their jobs.That would have covered their ass but by them not doing that.Makes them just as guilty.

[@morninglift1253]

Don't believe this guy's story. The police weren't impeding them. They are just trying to cover their ass. Watch the video. They provide no medical care to the victim. Pretty disgusting.

[@lindatart5670]

A supervisor was there. She also got fired for doing nothing. She never got out of the car.

[@sscummings]

wtf are talking about the white supervisor told the other cops to beat tyre nichols up it was shown all over the news what planet you live on smh.... ok so call the same guy who instigated the situation in the first place... it must be time for your nap

[@chicagosveryown7776]

@@sscummings move around circus clown.✌🏾I don’t know why stupid people think I care about their stupid opinions.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@sscummings]

@@chicagosveryown7776 ok white boy 👦 your the only clown here

[@maryannparsley8822]

I only heard cops telling tyre to stand up tyre looked already dead.. ì didn't hear anything from tyre...of course cops interfered until they sure tyre dying or dead. This emt not to be believed just plain bulls%$t

[@kentuckygirl3326]

I TOTALLY AGREE..YOU ARE 💯RIGHT! 👍👍

[@lindamason9006]

I was wondering when they were going to show the pictures of the EMT's?

[@SharonStainer]

There was 1 white and 1 black.

[@kylekyle7386]

@@SharonStainer There was 1 white male and 2 blacks on scene 1 male and 1 female, the female EMT LT didn't even get out of her vehicle, which was reported in the news.

[@gregorybarnes7346]

And it took this long for this come to the light of day 🤡🤦🏿

[@ydcee3123]

Yeah. Took him long enough to put that statement together. This trial is going to be something. Everyone fabricating and ratting each other out.

[@marystillstanding5241]

I don’t believe him and him making excuses for not doing his job is disgusting and disrespectful

[@JuliePlott]

When they got to the scene, they just stood there talking to the cops and didn't do anything.

[@aliciamelendez5476]

To Robert Long: You should file charges against a lawsuit against the racists who refused to do their jobs in law enforcement properly in accordance with the laws and the Constitution of the United States of America.

[@slingertennischronicles]

Comments making reasonable and justifiable criticism of the public employees involved are being deleted. This should tell you all you need to know...

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

Mine is STILL here!! He shouldn't have resisted!! Stupid ass Black males do this shit EVERY time then their family wants the community to get involved and march!! For what!!! 🤦🏿‍♀️

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

Defund violence. Fund assistance

[@samhuntjr1014]

Yes the KILLER COPS STOPPED ambulance from helping tyre

[@md4088]

HOW DID HE SLIP BY SO EASY,YOU WERE THERE YOU'RE NEAR A RADIO OR CELL PHONE WHY DID YOU NOT CALL SUPERVISOR!!!!!

[@raphealrawlings1165]

The EMT was asking Tyre what he was on? Assuming Tyre was on drugs...as he was in critical condition, Tyre had a broken neck. Men that faced Mike Tyson in the ring are still alive today...

[@MichaelLawrenceMagic]

The cops said he was high and he didn't know the cops were beating Tyre like a pinata either, that's not supposed to happen. It's all on video those cops are guilty of murder they should go to prison.

[@jrambo7495]

He did not have a broken neck! Why are you lying? The autopsy is out and available for anyone and everyone to read ! I suggest you do read it.

[@raphealrawlings1165]

@@jrambo7495 ...No need to be a dick ... I wrote that 6 mo. Ago... before the autopsy was released... why tf are you so upset with a random comment... the broken neck was mentioned 6mo. Ago...geez... chill dude.

[@mikewhitman578]

Can't wait to see you guys in court

[@reginabrunt5087]

They have no excuses... they could have called for supervisor. See something, say something 😐

[@karinaz8756]

Tyree was drifting in an out of consciousness. Literally with minutes to live. And this asshole couldn’t assess the situation. He had fresh bruises on his face a broken orbital bone and a broken jaw. How could he NOT SEE how serious it was.

[@mikemoola2101]

True!!

[@challengersrt5397]

Even if he is telling the truth, this pt is clearly a load and go. Not one to sit around and talk to.

[@mamacline33]

He should of done anything to help save him. Yes im sure he was afraid of the officers looks like a smaller dude. But as an emt that is your job and training. 😢😢😢

[@sharonsanders8208]

😮😮Sadly

[@brittanybohannon7089]

If they wouldn't let you do your job then you should have contacted a supervisor or called your boss or something what did he do

[@bigmoneybigmoney3916]

Good way to get out of this killing

[@kelvinturner8950]

He should be charged with manslaughter. Because he is EMS

[@isaiahwilliams8033]

Lies and more lies we all saw the video they could have helped that man idc what they said

[@Paula-gc9wb]

Wow, I can’t imagine anything more horrible for your first day. I see both sides. On my first day I could not imagine what I would have or would not have done RIP. Tyre

[@gloriaclayton2477]

He did nothing to help he needs to be fired,why not throw it on the cops.

[@gloriaclayton2477]

So what this guy is saying he was afraid to help a man that needed help because the police told him not to he took a oath not to the police but to the people.

[@barbararichardson2905]

Why not just put him in the. CDambulance and take him to the hospital

[@marymiller3632]

Why blame the Emt all of this should be on those big bad officers that beat him to death and still had him handcuffs trying to pretend he was a still going to get there 🔫 those officers goose is cook 😢

[@md4088]

BS IF HE WAS PREVENTED FROM HIS DUTY SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED HIS SUPERVISOR!!!!! STRAIGHT UP 💯🎯🤌

[@SharonStainer]

Because he is lying 💯😢! No-one stopped him from rendering aid. They were too busy congratulating themselves for being killers!!! 😠😢😢😢💔

[@JohnieHoneycutt]

You're not telling the truth.. Only trying to save yourself!!

[@rayvonhickman7205]

Naw we don’t want to hear it!

[@carolynharvey6052]

It was his duty regardless of what those murderers said or did not say, to perform IMMEDIATE emergency life saving procedures on Tyree, he and everyone there that horrific night, witnessed the heartbreaking condition Tyree was in, he was suffering 😪There was an Lt. on the scene, with her rank, she had the right to over ride what those murderers said to not do!! No excuse buddy!!!!!!!!! You're ALL responsible for his brutal death😪

[@matts6894]

19 minutes? BlAMING THE DAMN COPS

[@blkprince198]

Ok but you saw his neck was broken before you wheeled him into the hospital. I don’t believe the emt at all

[@jrambo7495]

Aaaaahahahaha! Stop lying! His neck was NOT broken! His autopsy report is available, so you need to try again!!

[@moniquejerry1624]

In a life or death situation, such as this, why did the police have authority to interfere with that man getting aid for his injuries? The next step was to call his supervisor and express his concerns. He should have had his license suspended immediately, not revoked. He needed further training.

[@Msdee321]

They should sue the Memphis police department and anyone else who prohibited them from rendering aid… how dare they fire them… get a good lawyer and sue them for unjustifiable termination…

[@lisarodarte6001]

Care was impeded because EMT was not qualified and the officer was sanctioned for it.

[@karlashoultz3157]

Those 5 learned how to lynch by the masters.

[@Bmore08]

They should have called their leaders to intervene

[@rustycarter8969]

If supervisor was there did she get fired.

[@RebeccaCrystian]

He's just lying 🤥

[@nelsonmorales9765]

E.M.T SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET HIS JOB BACK, NOW THEY ARE ALL LYING.😮

[@slydoggish]

You two should be in jail !!!

[@alc5792]

The DA is going to roll over and hand the trial to the defense you watch . If they don't take the plea deal.

[@bobbysmith1522]

i actually believe the EMT!

[@SharonStainer]

He is definitely lying !!!

[@randalllakeworth3134]

those people were trained to what mistreat the blackman? that young brother they gave know help as they beat the young man to death.poor brother. they were trained in school how to help people.and they sat around.... stop it.

[@JohnieHoneycutt]

We saw what you did.. Which is nothing!!

[@john-pn5lu]

didnt try hard enough-he could have called his oic

[@Shalom491]

What a liar!!!

[@exposingtheamericanstasitr3579]

..And participate in organized community harassment.. in one generation they have crapped all over the respect that was earned by 1st responders for well over a hundred years.

[@fredayancey-brown1507]

He and the other 2 are just as guilty as the 5

[@kreekree7713]

No one cares what that lying emt guy is putting out! you should get jail time too! you had a duty to call your supervisor or your supervisor’s boss & let them know call 911! You know & knew right from wrong! you took a oath for money not for care for all Citizens!!!!

[@theresahall3912]

Considering the guy couldn't even sit upright for a minute he didn't have the strength to talk.

[@MrCUTITOUT]

Now he speaks ?

[@LegacyByT]

He had no spine and neither did the other paramedic. They should have told those cops that they needed to do their job and on handcuffed the man. Men being punks.

[@hannahcabana5403]

I dont blame the EMT's. The police are the highest authority on the scene💁‍♀️. If the EMTs went against the police, then the police would have charged the EMTs with interfering with police work💁‍♀️. Damned if they do, damned if they don't🤷

[@ARedMotorcycle]

🐷 🔫 🤠 Problem solved. It's totally possible. We need a well armed militia.

[@morninglift1253]

You need to stop blindly believing what people say. People lie. If you watch the video, you will immediately notice that EMTs were extremely negligent in providing care to the victim. They casually walk up to him and pay very little attention to him. It's disgusting how the least intelligent in our society are so lazy and incompetent. Cops and EMTs are really the dumbest in our society. Not all but most. I worked as an EMT in college for a little bit before med school. I can tell you that the dumbest people were in my EMT class.

[@cynthiamiyangauhambe7370]

They came because they were called by those same police officers. They saw how bad were the injuries of the "arrested person". I'm not seeing how even if they charged them, the police officers could have possibly won!? They would be doing what they were called for and they were in better position to judge how critical the patient was not the police officers. Sometimes you need to take the risks especially when it can be a matter of life or death!!

[@enriqueburke7637]

Absolutely not true

[@Poo531]

@@cynthiamiyangauhambe7370 No, absolutely NOT!, the police called the EMT for themselves because they had injured themselves far as the pepper spray and kicking one foot hurled yeah themselves

[@joann5075]

Why did they fire him?? Prolly cause he's speaking out about what really happened??? Their actions are inhumane

[@alc5792]

If the emts are called then they have priority, otherwise dont call them.

[@brookshieldsriasco]

License should be revoked bc obviously he doesn’t know when to render aid

[@kencobb1476]

Long should be charge too

[@freeheel748]

Damn but cops suck. Scapegoating the EMTs to save themselves. A real heartless gang of thugs.

[@tammyrhines]

I believe him.

[@debrabradshaw4786]

He should have called a supervisor then! He should have filed a complaint with anybody who would listen! That's what I would have done if my livelihood was on the line! This is a day late, and a dollar short🤔

[@bitwright9469]

Excuses, excuses, Tyre shouldn't have been beaten by those ANIMALS, he should've had MEDICAL ATTENTION, TYRE was running for his life, no one HELPED him, he was beaten, bruised, and battered, later he sadly lost his precious LIFE!!!! 🙏 To TYRE'S FAMILY, so so sad.😭

[@herrguru4264]

He lying. a) An EMT can declare a medical emergency, if cops refuse to uncuff him. b) EMT sat there for 19 minutes doing nothing. c) We EMTs receive training how to check vitals even if a suspect is handcuffed. d) you fell for his BS excuses. But that is the state of America. People lie, and you believe them.

[@HotShot36203]

Do the right thing and U want have to worry about your Job a lesson to be learned by all

[@Shalom491]

Coherent?

[@SharonStainer]

Right??? There was nothing coherent about Tyre at all. 😢😢💔

[@truthhurtshuh5443]

Waitttt a minute make me wanna shout!!!!!

[@gordonworth5461]

Something don't sound right. Not about him but about the fire Department firing them.

[@JenniferLee-di3mg]

The system is a sad excuse for human

[@Msdee321]

Wow 😮 😮

[@JuMiMi86]

So he was scared of all the big, Black men huffing and puffing around and did nothing. Smh - find a desk job. Rest in peace, Tyre.

[@carolynharvey6052]

Justice is coming Tyree🙏 R.I.P. Sweetheart🙏R.I.P.😔 🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹🕊️🌹

[@ivylinrolle8020]

You involved you guilty

[@tammyrhines]

HIs first day on the job. Come one they did prevent him.

[@Phillip-q9s]

The body cams all say different

[@gloriaclayton2477]

He still should have help no matter what the cops said that's no excuses.

[@debramaxwell1382]

All involved that night should be fired the EMT's saw he was in distress should have rendered help Cherlyn Lynn the chief should be FIRED she knew what the Scorpion squad were doing. FIRE CHIEF CHERLYN LYNN ,FIRE CHERLYN LYNN,FIRE THE CHIEF OF THE SCORPION SQUAD SHE IS QUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE!! DONT LET HER OFF THE HOOK SHE NEED'S TO BE FIRED!!

[@aracellyfrancisco99]

These officers were black,then why they treat Nichols that way,leading to his death,just crazy

[@jasminemayberry5850]

Disgusting....all of it and all of the people. U didnt help him.u dont need a emt license.

[@danthompson6067]

His story lacks credibility.

[@Rickyrich69]

Body cams don’t lie this shit simple 🤷🏽‍♂️