An investigation is underway into the death of a 47-year-old man on the side of a road in Adelaide amid claims he waited more than 40 minutes for an ambulance after suffering chest pains. 7NEWS
The association says a bystander started CPR but once paramedics arrived the man could not be revived.“One of the back doors opened, I grabbed his legs from the front and started to pull him,” he told 7NEWS.Security vision shows the first ambulance did not arrive until 6.06pm - more than 40 minutes after the initial call.An investigation is underway into the death of a man who waited over 40 minutes for an ambulance.
“I understand from the information already on the record, this was a priority two case that was subsequently upgraded to a priority one.The premier said his government was continuing to work to bring response times down during its first term in office but cautioned major changes would take time. But he said the government was already making progress, adding 200 hospital beds, employing more ambulance crews, building more ambulance stations and recruiting more doctors and nurses.Premier Peter Malinauskas said the death was “beyond tragic”.The ambulance service told 7NEWS demand was incredibly high at the time of the incident and hospitals were also under significant pressure.