Two EMTS witnessed a call in which a coworker gave adequate medical care but ignored the patient's
emotional needs. The coworker was deliberately rude solely because the patient was thought to be infected
with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The EMTS ignored the coworker's treatment of this patient and
took no steps to prevent this behavior from happening again. This lack of action on the part of the two EMTS is
considered: