Two emergency medical services workers have been charged with first-degree murder following the death of a 35-year-old patient in their care, Illinois authorities say.
and incorrectly tied him down with a medical strap across Moore's back and lower body.
"Following the arrival of EMS, Earl Moore Jr. became the victim of acts which caused his death at the hands of individuals called by police to provide emergency medical care," Wright said.died from"compressional and positional asphyxia due to prone face-down restraint on a paramedic transportation cot stretcher by tightened straps across the back."
The pair should have known from their training and experience that positioning a patient in such a way"would create a substantial probability of great bodily harm or death," Wright added.
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