A patient, whose identity has not been revealed, was declared dead by ambulance workers who attended to an incident before being taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital in the United Kingdom.
The patient then woke up after they reached the hospital. However, the patient’s current condition has not been revealed.
The North East Ambulance Service hence issued an apology and launched an investigation into the incident, Daily Mail reports Monday.
The NEAS Director of Paramedicine, Andrew Hodge, said, “As soon as we were made aware of this incident, we opened an investigation and contacted the patient’s family. We are deeply sorry for the distress that this has caused them. A full review of this incident is being undertaken, and we are unable to comment any further at this stage.”
The incident reportedly comes just months after a damning report looked into NEAS ambulance workers allegedly “hiding medical errors and withholding evidence at the coroner’s inquests.”
