Man dies in Brisbane after more than two-hour ambulance wait
Nicholas Bradford died. Paramedics took more than two hours to reach his Brisbane home. He had a highest-priority classification.
Nicholas Bradford called triple-0 from his Brisbane home just after 10pm on Saturday. He reported chest pain.
Nicholas Bradford was classified Code 1C. This is one of the ambulance service's highest-priority categories.
Paramedics did not arrive until after midnight. That was more than two hours later.
Bradford lived just a few blocks from Princess Alexandra Hospital. He was too unwell to drive himself.
An operator called around six minutes after his first call to check on him. This was the only contact before paramedics arrived.
They found him dead in bed from a catastrophic heart attack. Queensland's health data shows system-wide pressure.
42 per cent of ambulance patients at the state's 26 largest public hospital emergency departments wait more than 30 minutes for hospital handover. Ambulances average 17.2 lost minutes beyond the recommended target.
Why it mattersA highest-priority patient died after waiting two hours for paramedics. This raises urgent questions. Did the ambulance service have enough capacity to respond faster? Did the delay change the outcome?
AustraliaExposes strain on Queensland's ambulance and emergency health system affecting Brisbane and across the state, with more than four in ten patients now facing waits over 30 minutes.
Corroborated byabc.net.au
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