By Kelly Holleran
The Madison/St. Clair Record
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — A former emergency medical technician has filed suit against his former employer, claiming he was wrongfully fired after he punched a patient in an attempt to calm him.
Jonathan Hayes claims he lost his job at defendant Mission Care of Illinois doing business as Abbott EMS after attempting to medically treat a large patient who was suffering from a seizure on Jan. 17, 2008.
The patient became combative, so Hayes called for police assistance and another ambulance unit, according to the complaint filed Jan. 15 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
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