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', <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15980678/mum-iktok-paramedics-stupid-critics/">The Sun</a> 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:  [[tiktokwidget||https://www.tiktok.com/@rhiannahiggins0/video/6996427647865703685]] Higgins' mom later told <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15980678/mum-iktok-paramedics-stupid-critics/">The Sun</a>: "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]." <img class="wp-image-1263124573 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-14.56.20.png" alt="A TikTok comment." width="646" height="175" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] 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]" <img class="wp-image-1263124574 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-14.57.28.png" alt="A TikTok comment." width="642" height="167" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] A third added: "This is why ambulances take so long to respond." <img class="wp-image-1263124575 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-15.00.00.png" alt="A TikTok comment." width="639" height="129" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] 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." <img class="wp-image-1263124576 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-15.01.50.png" alt="A TikTok comment." width="635" height="171" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] 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]" <img class="wp-image-1263124577 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-15.02.56.png" alt="A TikTok comment." width="631" height="166" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] 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]." <img class="wp-image-1263124578 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-15.04.28.png" alt="A TikTok comment." width="630" height="170" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] 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." <img class="wp-image-1263124579 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-15.09.16.png" alt="A TikTok comment." width="640" height="167" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] 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." <h6>Featured image credit: Alamy / UrbanImages</h6>

Paramedics hit with cruel comments over TikTok showing them dancing in the back of ambulance

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