Sylvia Evans
20 May 2024 · Coroner Caroline Saunders · Gwent
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed ambulance response
“[the deceased] suffered an injury to her leg which caused extensive blood loss. At 22:56 hours she called for an ambulance. The call ended abruptly, and the inquest determined that [the deceased] was bleeding heavily and suffering the effects of heart failure exacerbated by severe haemorrhage, which caused her to end the call. The nature of her injuries had not been conveyed to the call handler.”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“However, the famHy raised concerns, with which I agreed, that 2 hours is a long time I I to wait for an _emergency ambulance.”
This report
“An ambulance eventually arrived at 07:45 on 06/09/2023. This was almost 8 hours and 49 minutes after the call was registered.”