Oregon
Infant dies of cardiac arrest; road conditions delay ambulance, firefighters say
An toddler died in Portland Thursday, when town skilled poor highway situations.
Portland firefighters responded to a medical name in outer Northeast Portland round 6 a.m. Thursday of a kid in cardiac arrest. When firefighters and one paramedic arrived, they discovered an ambulance with two further paramedics could be delayed on account of distance and snow-covered roads, mentioned Portland Hearth & Rescue spokesperson Rick Graves.
As an alternative of ready, firefighters took the kid of their rig to Adventist Medical Heart, the place the kid was pronounced lifeless, Graves mentioned.
An ambulance crew could have allowed emergency responders to carry out further interventions, Graves mentioned. “The climate had an impact on the provision of crews,” Graves mentioned on Thursday. “Immediately the drive wasn’t quick.”
— Beth Slovic; bslovic@oregonian.com; 503-221-8551
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