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Private ambulance driver reportedly leaves patient and takes Uber home

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

The Guardian, The Daily Beast and NewsNation report that a driver for the private ambulance company Lynx EMS left a patient on the way to the Cleveland Clinic after getting lost, and called an Uber to go home. The Guardian and The Daily Beast report that a Cleveland EMS unit then responded, treated the patient and took them to hospital. NewsNation, citing 911 calls obtained by its local affiliate WJW, says the patient asked for help and that the driver left the patient and an EMT in the back of the ambulance. Lynx EMS said it took immediate steps and is reviewing the incident. The Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees, Local 1975, said the ambulance was not a Cleveland EMS vehicle.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. A driver for the private company Lynx EMS reportedly left a patient in the ambulance after getting lost, and took an Uber home.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    NewsNation

  2. The patient was being taken to the Cleveland Clinic.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    NewsNation

  3. A Cleveland EMS unit responded, treated the patient and took them to hospital, according to the rescue employees’ union.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Guardian

  4. NewsNation reports that 911 calls obtained by its affiliate WJW capture the patient asking for help and the driver saying she was taking an Uber.

    One outletNewsNation· Center

  5. Lynx EMS said it took immediate steps and is reviewing the circumstances of the incident.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Guardian

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Was the patient being taken to hospital for chest pain?

    The Guardian and The Daily Beast describe the patient as having chest pain. NewsNation reports that the patient was heading for treatment for a spinal injury suffered in June.

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that a private ambulance driver for Lynx EMS left a patient after getting lost and took an Uber home, and that Cleveland EMS then treated the patient. The left headlines describe the act in vivid terms, while the center headline presents it as an allegation supported by 911 recordings.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines report the driver’s act as fact; the Guardian quotes the driver’s words, while the Daily Beast, rated Far Left, uses the sharper verb “Ditches”.

    Ambulance Driver Loaded verb“Ditches”“Ditches” implies a deliberate and casual abandonment, while the other outlets use “abandons” or “leaves”.More neutral: leavesDisagree with this highlight? Patient and Ubers Home
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline states the driver allegedly abandoned the patient and took an Uber home, hedging the conduct as an allegation rather than a settled fact.

    Ambulance driver allegedly abandons patient, takes Uber home
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left3

    bizarre incidentditched the journeyDitches

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    bizarre incidentMore neutral: incident

    The word “bizarre” adds a judgement about the event that the reported facts do not require.

    The bizarre incident played out in Cleveland last week when the patient was being transported to the…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    ditched the journeyMore neutral: left the journey

    “Ditched” adds a judgement of carelessness that the reported facts do not establish.

    …ambulance company Lynx EMS, and was en route to the Cleveland Clinic when they ditched the journey.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    DitchesMore neutral: leaves

    “Ditches” implies a deliberate and casual abandonment, while the other outlets use “abandons” or “leaves”.

    Ambulance Driver Ditches Patient and Ubers Home

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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See for yourself

Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the driver’s abandonment of the patient
  • the driver’s own words and decision to take an Uber
  • Cleveland EMS rescue and care

Leaves out

  • the 911 call recordings reported by NewsNation
  • the patient’s stated reason for the trip, treatment for a spinal injury

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Ambulance Driver Loaded verb“Ditches”“Ditches” implies a deliberate and casual abandonment, while the other outlets use “abandons” or “leaves”.More neutral: leavesDisagree with this highlight? Patient and Ubers Home

    An ambulance driver who got lost while driving a patient to a Cleveland hospital decided to abandon the patient and take an Uber home. The driver worked for the private ambulance company Lynx EMS, and was en route to the Cleveland Clinic when they ditched the journey. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    ‘Done for the day’: US ambulance driver abandons patient and takes Uber home

    Patient with chest pains rescued by Cleveland EMS after driver of private ambulance gets lost and leaves An ambulance driver in Ohio abandoned a patient they were taking to hospital after getting lost and decided to call an Uber and go home. …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the allegation against the driver
  • 911 call recordings obtained by the local affiliate
  • the patient’s account of being left in the ambulance
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  • NewsNationCenter

    Ambulance driver allegedly abandons patient, takes Uber home

    (NewsNation) — An Ohio ambulance driver allegedly abandoned a patient they were transporting to the hospital after getting lost and deciding to call an Uber and go home. …

    Read at NewsNation (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Guardian, Nov 2, 8:52 AM EST

  • Center

    23 hr 48 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 8:40 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. The GuardianLeftNov 2, 8:52 AM EST
  2. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 2, 11:19 AM EST
  3. NewsNationCenterNov 3, 8:40 AM EST

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

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