Two New York City emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman say they called their dispatcher at the request of a restaurant worker.

Jason Green and Melisa Jackson are returning to work Thursday following suspensions.

They insist they tried to get help for 25-year-old Eutisha Revee Rennix.
Rennix became ill while working in a Brooklyn bagle shop on Dec. 9. The EMTs were waiting in line.

They tell The New York Times they never saw Rennix. They said even if someone had led them to her, they didn’t have the medical equipment to treat her.

City officials are investigating.

Attorney Douglas Rosenthal said his clients were only asked to summon an ambulance when they were taking a break in a Brooklyn eatery.

“There was no apparent panic,” Rosenthal said in a statement.

Witnesses have said the EMTs told workers to call 911, then left when they were asked to help.

Rosenthal said Jackson, a four-year veteran, was asked by an employee to summon an ambulance because the six-months-pregnant Rennix was showing asthmatic symptoms and was experiencing abdominal pain.

Rosenthal said Jackson radioed for an ambulance and she and Green, a six-year veteran, stayed until they knew help was coming.

“They were thanked by the employee for their response,” he said.

(Source: WCBSTV)