Father-of-three Nick Panagiotopoulos could have survived his heart attack if his triple-zero call had been answered straight away. Instead, he died.
– persisted months after, and dozens more Victorians died following significant triple-zero connection delays.
Nick, pictured with his wife Belinda, died while waiting for an ambulance. His death is the earliest linked to ESTA answering delays. Associate Professor and cardiologist Nicholas Cox argued the delays before reaching a triple-zero call taker “were contributory to Nick’s death”.“It is foreseeable that Nick’s likelihood of survival with appropriate treatment of his myocardial infarct by defibrillation would have been high,” said Cox’s evidence, presented to the hearing overseen by Coroner Catherine Fitzgerald.“If paramedics were in attendance prior to Nick’s cardiac arrest, his chance of survival would have been good.
The barrister assisting the coroner, Georgina Coughlan KC, said the coroner was overseeing “a number of cases where issues similar to those arising in Mr Panagiotopoulos’ case have also arisen”.
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