Ambulance boss apologises after patient declared ‘dead’ wakes up

An ambulance trust has apologised after a patient declared dead by one of its crews woke up in hospital.

Director of paramedicine Andrew Hodge said: “As soon as we were made aware of this incident, we opened an investigation and contacted the patient’s family.

“We are deeply sorry for the distress that this has caused them

A full review of this incident is being undertaken and we are unable to comment any further at this stage.”

He added: “The colleagues involved are being supported appropriately and we will not be commenting further about any individuals at this point.”

It comes only months after the trust was criticised in a damning report which highlighted how one of its paramedics had declared a patient dead rather than trying to perform CPR

However, the report was dismissed as a “whitewash” by the family of 17-year-old Quinn Evie Milburn-Beadle, who believe she might have lived if the paramedic had taken further action to try and save her in 2018.