• Man dies when 911 calls unheeded
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Part of the story. Quite sad. [quote] With her boyfriend in severe abdominal pain, Sharon Edge called 911 for an ambulance in the early morning hours of Feb. 6. Heavy snow was falling — so heavy it would all but bring the city to a standstill — and Curtis Mitchell needed to go to a hospital. "Help is on the way," the operator said. It never arrived. Nearly 30 hours later — and 10 calls from the couple to 911, four 911 calls to them and at least a dozen calls between 911 and paramedics — Curtis Mitchell died at his home. His electricity knocked out, his heat long off, the 50-year-old former steelworker waited, huddled beneath blankets on his sofa.[/quote] [quote] • Details of Mitchell's calls weren't passed on from one 911 operator to another as shifts changed, so each call was treated as a new incident. • Twice, ambulances were as close as a quarter-mile from Mitchell's home but drivers said deep snow prevented the vehicles from crossing a small bridge over railroad tracks to reach him. Mitchell was told each time he'd have to walk through the snow to the ambulances; in neither case did paramedics walk to get him. • Once, an ambulance made it across the bridge and was at the opposite end of the block on the narrow street where the couple lived — a little more than a football field's length. Again, paramedics didn't try to walk. "We failed this person," said Michael Huss, the city's public safety director.[/quote] Source: [url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100228/ap_on_re_us/us_snow911_death[/url] [b]R.I.P. Curtis Mitchell, your story is not unheeded.[/b] Edit: Rate hearts. This story is truly sad. Waiting for [b]30 hours[/b] in pain for help that would never arrive.
I at least hope that they were saving other people and not just sitting around. Problems arise when there's heavy snow.
[QUOTE=UserDirk580;20489098]I at least hope that they were saving other people and not just sitting around. Problems arise when there's heavy snow.[/QUOTE] There were within walking distance of his house, yet they never got out of the ambulance to help him.
I would have called a taxi. Would have gotten to the hospital faster.
This is just sad
Wow, bravo.
What the fuck? Heavy snow is no excuse to leave a man to die.
That's fucked up.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;20489145]What the fuck? Heavy snow is no excuse to leave a man to die.[/QUOTE] I think what's even worse is that he had to suffer through 30 hours of continuous pain, and help was so close, yet for him, it was so far.
They should sue whoever's at fault for this.
That's gotta be one of the worst ways to die. Waiting for help, trusting your life to the people who can help you, and you never receive it.
They should have at least done something in those 30 hours, instead of just sitting there.
Absolutely disgusting. I honestly can not believe that something like this would be allowed to happen.
[QUOTE=IceCKryss;20489209]That's gotta be one of the worst ways to die. Waiting for help, trusting your life to the people who can help you, and you never receive it.[/QUOTE] Not to mention the fact that his girlfriend is sitting there watching him die.
oh my god, the description of him going beneath blankets is too much
What was the cause of death?
[QUOTE=tarkata14;20489603]What was the cause of death?[/QUOTE] "Mitchell, on disability for depression, had a history of pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas, Edge said, and had spent nine days in a hospital in late January. He had been home about a week when he was overcome with pain. Autopsy results are pending, awaiting toxicology test results, authorities said."
This is how my great uncle died.
What the fuck. This is horrible. I've lost my faith in the emergency services. Ambulance crews are supposed to get to their subjects, by any means short of death. Heavy snow is not lethal. Those crews were being selfish, and in doing so, cost the world a life that could have been saved.
[QUOTE=Snow: Repercussions of Emergency.] Curtis Mitchell waited. The lights above him blinked and sparked out of the air. There was snow in the State. He didn’t see it, but had expected it now for years. His calls to the emergency hotline were unheeded to and now it was too late. Far too late for now, anyway. Curtis was a steal worker for fourteen years. When he was young he watched the steel go by and he said to dad “I want to weld the steel daddy.” Dad said “No! You will BE KILL BY PANCREATITIS” There was a time when he believed him. Then as he got oldered he stopped. But now in his small home he knew there were sickness. “This is 911” the radio crackered. “You must wait for help!” So Curtis gotted his blankets and hid on the sofa. “THEY'RE COMING TO HELP YOU” said 911 “I will drive him” said the ambulance and he tried to cross the bridge. Curtis called back and tried to get him to come. But then the snow fell and they were trapped and not able to help. “No! I must wait for help!" he shouted The phone said “No, Curtis. We can't!" And then Curtis was a dead.[/QUOTE] I'm going to hell.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;20489988]I'm going to hell.[/QUOTE] I'm going with you.
Don't they have a motherfucking car? Jesus christ, if they don't get there in time drive yourself
[QUOTE=Armotekma;20490167]Don't they have a motherfucking car? Jesus christ, if they don't get there in time drive yourself[/QUOTE] They couldn't get through the snow.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;20490236]They couldn't get through the snow.[/QUOTE] Neither could the god damn ambulance. Why is everyone blaming the ambulance? I live in New York and we got three feet of snow. We were in a State of Emergency for two days. You can barely get through the snow in the road with a four-wheel-drive vehicle much less an ambulance and on a bridge no less.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;20490290]Neither could the god damn ambulance. Why is everyone blaming the ambulance? I live in New York and we got three feet of snow. We were in a State of Emergency for two days. You can barely get through the snow in the road with a four-wheel-drive vehicle much less an ambulance and on a bridge no less.[/QUOTE] They should have gotten out and walked. If the emergency wasn't so severe I would say that the man should have met the paramedics where the ambulance was, however I doubt he would have been able to get up and walk through the snow all the way to the ambulance.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;20489170]They should sue whoever's at fault for this.[/QUOTE] Let's sue god. The Vatican Church describes all natural disasters as 'An act of God' so that's admission of guilt. Therefore we should sue god for billions of dollars for the damages caused by the Earthquakes in Chili, Haiti, Hurricane Katrina and of course this snow storm. The only way he could appeal to the court is to hire a lawyer and they all work for Satan. Check's in the mail. [editline]03:59AM[/editline] [QUOTE=yawmwen;20490301]They should have gotten out and walked. If the emergency wasn't so severe I would say that the man should have met the paramedics where the ambulance was, however I doubt he would have been able to get up and walk through the snow all the way to the ambulance.[/QUOTE] You're telling me, you want two people to abandon their vehicle at the foot of a bridge, walk a few miles in the wind, snow and darkness in three feet of snow? I was shoveling during the storm. I couldn't walk from one end of my yard to the other without getting stuck and literally having to dig myself out. It was a blizzard, really, an actual blizzard. They're people like you or me, not super hero's or retired explorers. My neighbors truck got stuck three times in our driveway and there wasn't even a foot of snow. The Ambulance is going to fair much better, considering said truck was four wheel drive and had a plow. [editline]05:13AM[/editline] PA actually called out the National Guard it was so bad in some places. Think about that.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;20490303]You're telling me, you want two people to abandon their vehicle at the foot of a bridge, walk a few miles in the wind, snow and darkness in three feet of snow? I was shoveling during the storm. I couldn't walk from one end of my yard to the other without getting stuck and literally having to dig myself out.[/QUOTE][quote]• Once, an ambulance made it across the bridge and was at the opposite end of the block on the narrow street where the couple lived — a little more than a football field's length. Again, paramedics didn't try to walk.[/quote] Besides, if they couldn't get to the house, why didn't they try to contact someone with the correct equipment to clear a path? Our town has several plow trucks, the Police Department has a 4 wheel drive SUV with a plow attachment. If there is an emergency, they can get to it. I don't see why they didn't call a plow truck to clear a path to the home.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;20490290]Neither could the god damn ambulance. Why is everyone blaming the ambulance? I live in New York and we got three feet of snow. We were in a State of Emergency for two days. You can barely get through the snow in the road with a four-wheel-drive vehicle much less an ambulance and on a bridge no less.[/QUOTE] Three feet snow? Thats just pathetic.
Everyone involved with the failure should be severally punished(internally, by their bosses) or fired.
[QUOTE=Profanwolf;20490760]Three feet snow? Thats just pathetic.[/QUOTE] nearly a meter, that's a lot. [QUOTE=Foogooman;20491237]Everyone involved with the failure should be [B]severely [/B]punished(internally, by their bosses) or fired.[/QUOTE] :eng101:. And I agree.
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