Nurse Alex Wubbels, right, displays video frame grabs of herself being taken into custody, during an interview, Friday. ( Rick Bowmer / The Associated Press )SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah police officer seen on video roughly arresting a nurse who refused to draw blood from a patient was fired Tuesday from his part-time paramedic job. Salt Lake City Detective Jeff Payne’s termination came after he said on the video that he’d bring transient patients to the hospital and take the “good patients” elsewhere to retaliate against nurse Alex Wubbels. Payne joined Salt Lake City police more than 20 years ago and worked for Gold Cross as an EMT and paramedic since 1983. Gold Cross is a private company that contracts with Salt Lake City to respond to medical calls in the city.

Source: thestar September 05, 2017 21:52 UTC