Richard Ridout

“I heard evidence that a trauma call would be put out if certain circumstances arose. These included where a high speed was involved in an RTC. In this inquest it was clear that inconsistent information was given about the speed and the junior doctor was informed that the speed was 50-60mph. Despite this inconsistency and evidence of a high speed collision no trauma call was put out.”

“I heard evidence that no trauma series CT scan was carried out or trauma call put out despite [the deceased] suffering an injury requiring a high degree of force (fractured scapula) and having been involved in a roll- over RTC”

“I am concerned that the failure to escalate the assessment and treatment of a person involved in such a road traffic collision could lead to deaths in the future.”