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The ambulance was sent from Carcavelos, located 35 kilometers away, despite the victim being on the South Bank. This is the second death recorded in 48 hours due to delays in assistance.
An elderly woman died this Wednesday at Quinta do Conde, in Sesimbra, after waiting around 40 minutes for an ambulance when he was in cardiorespiratory arrest. It is the second death in the space of 48 hours due to the delay in helping.
Although the woman was on the South Bank, the firefighters called were from Carcavelos, 35 kilometers away. A toThe ambulance left two minutes after the call, but the distance took 40 minutes.
The complaint was made by the Carcavelos firefighters themselves, on social media, who remember that, in these types of situations, “every minute is decisive”.
“Despite the prompt departure from the barracks, the distance between the two locations inevitably affected the time taken to arrive at the location. In CRP situations, every minute is decisive — for every minute that passes without resuscitation maneuvers, the victim loses around 10% chance of survival”, highlights the corporation.
As firefighters warn, this type of incident “reminds us of the importance of response times and the proximity of rescue resources” because “even with the best technical and human preparation, distance is a critical factor in the likelihood of successful resuscitation”.
The sending of ambulances to the South Bank is recurring. The Firefighters League asks the Government to reactivate the reinforcement of ambulances, in this critical period in which there are, above all, many respiratory infections.
Second case in 48 hours
This is the second case of a death while waiting for an ambulance to help.
This Wednesday, following the who waited almost three hours for an ambulance, the president of INEM indicated that what went wrong was the unavailability of ambulances to respond to the situation.
