2023-0234
5 Jul 2023 · Coroner Mary Hassell · Inner North London
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed CPR initiation
“The police officers who attended [REDACTED] acted quickly. They: - restrained him carefully and safely; - sought to protect his airway; - supported his head; - recognised a medical emergency and potential ABD; - requested an ambulance; - looked for a defibrillator; - responded to an emerging situation and continued to monitor; - moved [REDACTED] to a better location; - sought additional information that might be of assistance in the resuscitation by running a police national computer (PNC) check”
2. lack of proactive secondary monitoring
“Whilst the officers worked well as a team in many respects, it seemed to me that there could have been more focus on pro- active support from those not directly monitoring [REDACTED] vital signs”