Jean Thomas
4 Mar 2024 · Coroner Aled Gruffydd · Swansea Neath and Port Talbot
The coroner's concerns
1. pressure sore development due to prolonged ambulance wait
“During the course of the inquest it was apparent that the pressure sore was caused by the long lie at home waiting for an ambulance, and then the sore would have been exacerbated by a further long wait in the back of the ambulance waiting to be offloaded into hospital. Issues regarding the treatment of the pressure sore was recognised by the Health Board, consisting of a delay in obtaining an appropriate anti pressure sore mattress and a lack of pressure sore assessment documentation and the iss”