IPOH –The paramedic involved in alleged negligence during an ambulance response from Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) here for failing to perform a CPR procedure to save the life of a man who had a heart attack, had complied with the guidelines set.
HRPB director Dr Megat Iskandar Megat Abdul Hamid said the health worker(s) complied with the guidelines as set out in the Pre-Hospital Patient Handling Guidelines and Perak State Pre-Hospital Patient Handling Protocol (Perak State Pre-Hospital Service Operation Policy, 2014 edition).
“For (general) information, the HRPB Medical Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC) team activated the ambulance response team after receiving a call from the public regarding a medical incident that occurred at Jalan Sultan Nazrin Shah here.
“The health personnel involved conducted a clinical examination and confirmed that the victim had died. In this regard, the MECC informed police for further action,” he said in a statement today.
Last Wednesday, a news portal (Codeblue) report entitled Ipoh Teacher Dies In Ambulance Response that Allegedly Skipped CPR reported medical negligence by the HRPB ambulance service for failing to perform life-saving procedures (CPR or AED defibrillator device for electrical jolts) on the 43-year-old patient who suffered a heart attack on April 13.
Dr Megat Iskandar said the next-of-kin of the victim can contact the HRPB or the Perak State Health Department for more information regarding the case. – Bernama, June 24, 2022
