Ambulanceman 'took photo of dead accident victim'
 

Ambulanceman 'took photo of dead accident victim'

An ambulance technician has been suspended for allegedly taking a photograph of a dead patient with a mobile phone.

Lincolnshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust says it had launched an internal investigation into the incident.

The employee, who has not been named, is alleged to have photographed a corpse - believed to be the body of a teenage girl following a road accident - with a hi-tech phone.

Relatives of the dead patient have been informed. The fatal accident happened in North Lincolnshire.

The trust's director of modernisation Noel Wade said: "The trust extends its sympathy to the family concerned and would seek to reassure them and members of the public that this is a highly unusual and isolated incident."

A spokeswoman for the trust added: "As a result of a recent incident a member of trust staff has been suspended from duty and is currently subject to an internal investigation by a senior officer of the trust.

"This action has been taken in line with trust policy on disciplinary matters. It would be inappropriate to make any further comment at this stage pending the outcome of the investigation."

Humberside Police are not taking any action. A spokesman added: "Having been made aware of the issues and looked at the circumstances, the Police are not investigating this incident and have left the matter to be dealt with by the Lincolnshire Ambulance Trust."

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OMG, so what is all the buzz about?
It is illegal to take pictures for ambulancemen? Its only allowed to the ambulancewomen..

I always wondered where Rotten.com got all those sick pictures!

In some countries its standard practice to publicly display accident victims. In Thailand for example you can find galleries at the local ambulance station.

It depends what the pics were for. If it was for an investigation then so be it but for any other purposes it's a bit freaky!

I know in Britain they are thinking of using those camera fones to send SMS pic messages to surgeons at hospitals so they can make an early assessment of potential injuries saving time when the victims come to hospital!

In Britain they not only were thinking. They use them now.

Oh ok. I've been out the country for a while and when I seen it they were only thinking of using them :(

I don't really get what is wrong. Most things, if you have the right to see them, you have a right to take a photo. What's the problem?

wasn't there another case recently over here of someone in a funeral home taking pics? Used to happen all the time in the form of death portraits, I suppose.

I think this case is one of taste and crassness.

Thats just plain wrong

Somebody is trying to make some dough with this scandal.