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What did EMS miss if anything

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Richard B the EMT

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There is no "normal" for someone in their 90's. Trust me on this! There is normal for THEM.... but a true norm? I'll believe that when I see it.

In support of that, I mention a guy my mom used to date. Almost until he died, at age 90, I swear he could have taken me in a fight, straight 2 out of 3 "falls".

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mobey
mobey

Tell them he died of a ruptured AAA. Case closed. If you missed something emergent that was going to cause death, the ER would have picked it up and treated it. Armchair quarterbacki

Richard B the EMT
Richard B the EMT

If the man was in hospital for 2 days before dying, whatever ailed him at the time of the car accident may not have been evident enough for either EMTs or Paramedics to diagnose. The ER staff, or the

ERDoc
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Without knowing the cause of death, there is no way to judge the OP right or wrong. For all we know, the guy was being discharged from the ER, slipped on a wet floor on the way out and ended up with

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