#emergency-response-delay

#emergency-response-delay

A police officer with a mild anxiety attack took the first ambulance meant for a shooting victim, delaying his transport to the hospital by 10 minutes, though the report did not determine if this delay contributed to his death.

A shooting victim in Connecticut died after a 10-minute ambulance delay when the first arriving ambulance was diverted to transport a police officer experiencing anxiety symptoms instead of the critically injured man.