Derek Turnbull
16 Mar 2017 · Coroner Derek Winter · Sunderland
The coroner's concerns
1. delay in ambulance dispatch for fall victims on warfarin
“Mr [name redacted] Turnbull had a known history of falls, was on Warfarin and had sustained an obvious head injury after an unwitnessed fall, yet it took from 03:15am to 04:18am to summons an ambulance by a 999 call in a case that was to be”
2. inconsistent application of stepped-up protocols
“Policies, procedures and protocols may need to be reviewed in order to ensure that in those cases that are to be stepped up, that the action is taken immediately”
Responses
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