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Chilean paramedic assaults, kicks pregnant nurse at hospital

The paramedic, who has not been identified, has been suspended and will likely face criminal charges

By EMS1 Staff

VALPARAISO, Chile — A paramedic was caught on camera kicking a pregnant nurse in the stomach at a hospital.

Daily Mail reported that the incident was captured on security cameras at the hospital. The paramedic and a pregnant nurse were involved in a heated argument. In the video, the paramedic grabs the nurse by the hair, slams her head against a door and then kicks her in the stomach.

The confrontation, according to the report, lasted for three minutes. Security guards arrived on scene and restrained the paramedic.

The paramedic has been suspended and will likely face criminal charges. The relationship between the paramedic and nurse is not known.