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Paramedic Sued For Swiping Foot From Crash Victim

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A man who lost his foot and part of his leg in a 2008 crash on I-95 in St. Lucie County is suing a paramedic who swiped the foot from the crash scene.
Cynthia "Cindy" Economou, a former St. Lucie County Fire District firefighter-paramedic, had admitted to taking Karl Lambert's foot after the Sept. 19, 2008, crash but says she took it to train her body recovery dog, according to tcpalm.com.
Economou was sentenced to six months probation in 2009 for second-degree petit theft in the foot swipe, though she told the court at the time that when she found the foot trapped in the wreckage an hour after Lambert was airlifted from the scene, it was unusable.
"It was an unrecognizable mass of flesh," Economou said. "It wasn't a clean cut. You couldn't even recognize it as a foot....If I had thought it was somehow reattachable and usable, I would have gone to my commander."


http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Medic-Sued-For-Swiping-Foot-From-Crash-Victim-117577194.html?dr
 
Hmm... Ya know, I don't really have a problem with that. Once you disregard useless sentimentality, there's no reason she shouldn't have kept the foot.
 
lxskllr said:
Hmm... Ya know, I don't really have a problem with that. Once you disregard useless sentimentality, there's no reason she shouldn't have kept the foot.
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While I agree with you, it still wasn't her decision to make.
 
The man clearly has a leg up on winning this case,...

Sorry.

Anyway, who the fuck picks up human flesh and thinks it's OK to use it as they see fit?! With out fucking telling or talking to anyone about it!?
 
Yeah, it really wasn't her decision to make. It also shows an incredible lack of professionalism and respect. Lastly, that foot actually still belongs to the accident victim; thus the theft charge.
 
highland145 said:
Is that the update or an old pic?
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I was going to post an update, but then I decided not to. Ive stopped hiking the last few days to keep off it. I will start back up today since its much better after soaking in epsom salt several times.

Ironically however, my left foot big toe is starting to turn red. :'(
 
New type of foot fetish?

Question I have is:
Are the doctors/nurses/cops/paramedics required to ask the victims/patients what they want to do with their dismembered parts IF they cannot be reattached?
Do the victims/patients need to sign consent form?
 
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