Ambulance cancelled for man who later died in custody

au.news.yahoo.com Ambulance cancelled for man who later died in custody

A coronial hearing into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar heard police cancelled a request for paramedics before he died from a suspected heart attack.

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I’m all for hating the cops but that’s a bit of a misleading headline.
The court heard police handcuffed Mr Winmar and placed him in the recovery position before calling an ambulance.
The request was cancelled when he came to.
A short time later Mr Winmar again lost consciousness and stopped breathing, as police requested another ambulance and did CPR until paramedics arrived.
That just seems like an appropriate first-aid response to me?
- First aid is just that. The first step to proper aid. Surely if he’s unconscious and an ambulance is deemed appropriate, he needs medical attention, even if he comes to. Cancelling an emergency ambulance may be appropriate, but no medical care may not be.
  
  Cancelling the ambulance was not appropriate
  
  And does it say he was denied further medical attention after cancelling the ambulance?
- inappropriate given as they don't know why he passed out. Humans don't just do that without an underlying cause, and it's generally one a medical professional should have checked out.,
  
  And for all we know that could’ve been their next course of action.
  But if it stopped being an emergency, there isn’t much need for an emergency response.
- No it's not. People don't generally lose consciousness, so even if they regain it, they should still be escalated to advanced care to be clinically assessed.
- I'm still wondering whether an unconscious racial bias might have impacted their decision to cancel the ambulance?

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