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Ambulance review after report of B.C. infant death

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Aug, 2022 02:40 PM
  • Ambulance review after report of B.C. infant death

BARRIÈRE, B.C. - British Columbia's emergency health service says it is reviewing the circumstances of the reported death of an infant last week while waiting for an ambulance in a small community in the southern Interior, calling it a "heartbreaking loss."

A statement from BC Emergency Health Services says in response to questions about the death in Barriere that it received a call to respond to a patient at a home in the community north of Kamloops on Thursday.

It says the closest available ambulance was immediately dispatched, and local firefighters were also requested to assist with the call.

The agency has not confirmed the patient's age or cause of death, but says it has opened a review into the call for service and will work with the patient care quality office to reach out to the family and address any questions or concerns.

Troy Clifford, president of Ambulance Paramedics of B.C., had spoken to media over the weekend about the death of an infant, but said Monday that all requests for details about response times are being referred to Emergency Health Services.

He says in a statement it's "heartbreaking to hear reports that an ambulance and paramedics were not immediately available in someone's time of need."

Clifford said his organization would continue to address a "provincewide staffing crisis," including in communities like Barriere that he said are "often left without appropriate ambulance coverage for long periods of time due to staffing issues."

"This is easily one of the worst situations anyone can imagine," he said.

BC Emergency Health Services said its "deepest condolences go out to the family and the community."

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