Paramedic said overdramatic Asian was suffering from ‘dying paki syndrome’

A paramedic who said a patient was suffering from ‘dying paki syndrome’ claimed he was trying to explain how races have different tolerances to pain. Frances Henderson denied she was being racist when she made the offence comment to a colleague during an ambulance journey on 26 September 2017. Henderson said the Asian patient was ‘overdramatic’ with his symptoms and was exhibiting ‘dying paki syndrome’, the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service heard. The paramedic admitted making the comment but…