Ambulance driver in viral video says his patient in critical condition

A woman was caught on camera in an argument with an ambulance driver who was in a hurry to bring a child in critical condition to a hospital.

GMA News' Marisol Abdurahman reported on "24 Oras" on Wednesday that the video showed a woman arguing with ambulance driver, Mario Tecson Padilla Jr., at the National Children's Hospital parking lot in Quezon City on Sunday afternoon.

Padilla, a driver from the Antipolo City Hospital System-Cabading, related that he was waiting for his companion, a nurse, when the female driver approached her.

This time, Padilla decided to record the exchange and he proceeded to take a video using his cellphone. The video then went viral on social media.

She alleged that the driver was disrespectful towards her and that the emergency siren and lights of the ambulance were turned off.

The woman was defiant to any of Padilla's explanations about getting his patient to the emergency room.

She first accused him of having his blinkers off, saying neither she or her companion could tell he had them on.

"May blinker, naka-blinker po po. Emergency po 'yung pasahero ko, ma'am," Padilla answered.

He also had to explain to her that there were no need to use the ambulance's sirens near the hospital's premises.

She then brought up the way Padilla asked her to move her car back, saying he was being unpleasant.

"Sino pong hindi magagalit noon ma'am, mamamatay na po 'yung pasahero ko," he said.

Still, she responded with "'Di ko naman alam na mamamatay siya...So parang hindi naman kasi tama 'yan."

She argued that it was part of Padilla's job to be used to stressful situations "'Wag tayong nagbabastusan sa kalye, whether lalaki or driver."

A security driver even had to calm the situation by asking the woman to see the urgency of the situation and let it pass.

Padilla said he was in a hurry because his patient was in a very critical condition and was dying.

The incident, according to Padilla, started when when he asked a private vehicle to back up and give way enter the hospital compound.

The woman who was driving the private vehicle reportedly rolled down her window and was sassed by Padilla, who he claimed had intercepted her.

"Noong paatras na po akong ganoon, nakatutok na po siya ma'am. Kaunting kaunti nalang, babangga na siya sa akin," Padilla said.

Republic Act 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, all private and public vehicles should give way to emergency vehicles such as ambulances and fire trucks.

"Kung sino man po ang mga nasa kalsada, ang nakasalubong or nakasabay ang ambulance bigyan po sila ng way," Catalina Hernandez, Antipolo City Hospital System-Cabading hospital manager, explained. — Margaret Claire Layug/BAP, GMA News