Tyre Nichols update: EMTs failed to check vital signs after brutal police beating, documents detail

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Tyre Nichols update: EMTs failed to check vital signs after brutal police beating, documents detail
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Documents show that two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technicians did not perform basic examinations, including checking his vital signs.

for 19 minutes while he struggled with injuries from being brutally beaten by police, did not check his vital signs or perform other basic medical examinations, documents released Thursday showed.

Documents provided to The Associated Press on Thursday were tied to the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division's decision Feb. 3 to suspend the licenses of Sandridg e and Long. Officials said they violated state rules of emergency aid and treatment. RELATED: Memphis police officer took photos of beaten Tyre Nichols and shared one with others, documents show

Sandridge did not immediately return a message that was left over the phone for him with a person who answered his listed number. There was no immediate response to a voicemail seeking comment left at a number listed for Long.

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