Posted: Feb 16, 2021 7:03 PM AT | Last Updated: February 17
Grieving husband seeks answers after 80-minute ambulance wait for dying wife
CBC News Nova Scotia2 months ago
2:49Kevin George wants answers after it took more than an hour for help to come for his wife. April George did not survive. Now, the situation is raising questions about the role of firefighters in medical emergencies. Shaina Luck reports.2:49
Firefighters should be able to work as medical first responders during the pandemic if they get the right personal protective equipment, the head of the Fire Service Association of Nova Scotia said Tuesday.
Daniel Gaudet spoke to CBC News after hearing about April George, a Nova Scotia woman who died after collapsing last week at her Bass River, N.S., home. It took 80 minutes for help to arrive after her husband called 911, despite a fire hall sitting just minutes away.