Two British paramedics have been hit with a barrage of cruel comments over a TikTok video showing them dancing in the back of an ambulance.
Rhianna Higgins, 25, and her co-worker decided to have some fun while on duty with Yorkshire Ambulance Service in England by creating a TikTok dance routine to Justin Beiber's hit song 'Baby', The Sun reports.
However, after posting the video to the social media website earlier this month, they were hit with a slew of criticism from people who said that their dance was unprofessional.
The clip was captioned: "Little boogie on break" alongside the hashtags #999, #emergency, and #uniform.
Watch the TikTok below:Higgins' mom later told The Sun: "It is stupid the dramas this has caused. It has been blown out of all proportion."
Reacting to the video, one critical TikTok user wrote: "Not professional. Do this on your own time out of uniform. You are on the firm's time in uniform no ifs buts or maybes [sic]."
A second wrote: "My uncle was pouring out bleeding after being sent home from a surgery, and told it would be 6hours for an ambulance!! 6hrs!! [sic]"
A third added: "This is why ambulances take so long to respond."
However, other TikTok users were quick to jump to the women's defense and point out that it was filmed on a break.
One wrote: "Genuinely shocked at the negative comments on here. Paramedics are human beings at the end of the day."
A second wrote: "[They're] on a break, can't fault them. 8 minutes to get to my dad and saved his life 8 times over. massive respect to ambulance services! [sic]"
A third added: "Remember last year when we were clapping for the NHS? The comment section seems to have forgotten. Even before the pandemic these ppl are heroes [sic]."
Meanwhile, a fourth pointed out that the law entitles people to breaks.
They wrote: "I've only read a few comments and they're making me mad. These girls are on a BREAK which they are entitled to by LAW. It's nice to see them smiling."
The mother of the other paramedic in the video has also spoken out in her daughter's defense, saying: "She was on her break. She does 14, 16 hour shifts, saving a lot of lives."
