A 44-year-old Indian-origin man has died of suspected cardiac arrest after waiting for more than eight hours for treatment in a hospital’s emergency room area, a media report has said.
Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work on December 22, Global News reported on Wednesday.
A client drove him to the Grey Nuns Hospital in southeast Edmonton, where Prashant was checked in at triage and then took a seat in the waiting room.
His father, Kumar Sreekumar, soon arrived.
He told me, Papa, I cannot bear the pain,’ Kumar said.
Kumar said his son told him and hospital staff the pain was a 15 out of 10.
They did an electrocardiogram (ECG) on him to check his heart’s function, but the family said Prashant was told there was nothing of significance and to keep waiting.
Staff also offered Prashant some Tylenol for his pain.
He waited, and waited some more.
Kumar said as time passed, nurses would check Prashant’s blood pressure.
It went up, up, and up. To me,​A 44-year-old Indian-origin man has died of suspected cardiac arrest after waiting for more than eight hours for treatment in a hospital’s emergency room area, a media report has said.
Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work on December 22, Global News reported on Wednesday.
A client drove him to the Grey Nuns Hospital in southeast Edmonton, where Prashant was checked in at triage and then took a seat in the waiting room.
His father, Kumar Sreekumar, soon arrived.
He told me, Papa, I cannot bear the pain,’ Kumar said.
Kumar said his son told him and hospital staff the pain was a 15 out of 10.
They did an electrocardiogram (ECG) on him to check his heart’s function, but the family said Prashant was told there was nothing of significance and to keep waiting.
Staff also offered Prashant some Tylenol for his pain.
He waited, and waited some more.
Kumar said as time passed, nurses would check Prashant’s blood pressure.
It went up, up, and up. To me, ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
