Wellington man died after dispatcher advised taxi instead of ambulance, coroner finds
A coroner has found a 79-year-old Wellington man died on his kitchen floor hours after an emergency dispatcher told him to take a taxi to hospital.
A 79-year-old Wellington man died alone on his kitchen floor hours after an emergency dispatcher advised him to take a taxi to hospital instead of sending an ambulance. The coroner's findings have prompted examination of ambulance response procedures. The man had a complex medical history at the time of the incident.
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Wellington man died in kitchen after being told to take taxi to hospital
A 79-year-old Wellington man died alone on his kitchen floor hours after an emergency dispatcher advised him to take a taxi to hospital instead of sending an ambulance, a coroner has found.