B.C. man dies within sight of ambulance station with no ambulance available
An Ashcroft resident living within sight of the town’s ambulance station has died, after an ambulance took nearly half-an-hour to reach him.
“The AED indicated no pulse, and never called for a shock,” says White. “However, it was evident he had only recently gone down when we arrived, and I couldn’t say if he was dead or alive at that point.” “It tears me in half. I can’t keep making this decision time and time and time again. I’m always going to go — I have that first aid ticket — but I don’t want to be that person, because it puts me in a really bad place. I got that ticket to look after co-workers, not the whole community.
He adds that it is not just a question of the necessary money and the training, especially for volunteer firefighters. “If we’re being medical first responders in our own community, not everyone will want to do that, as it will take a mental toll. These are people we truly know. We’ll always be there to help these people out, but from the medical end of it I could be called to my mom’s house or a co-worker’s house, and this isn’t something I could deal with day in and day out.
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