Pregnant woman died after "delay by trainee medics"

Mark Elms, an ambulance trainee, advised the court he and a pupil colleague had arrived at the house in Wonderful Wakering, Essex, at 7.29pm on April eleven, 2011, and began making observations at 7.35pm.

Observations continued right up until eight.09pm, just before they set off with no emergency lights or sirens, as Mr Elms claimed that he feared making use of them might “increase the patient’s anxiety”. The court heard that, following the 15-minute journey, the crew queued up behind other ambulances, unaware of the emergency at hand. Mr Elms admitted that he had been education for only a 12 months and his information of ectopic pregnancies was restricted to two short paragraphs in training manuals.

He claimed he had followed his instruction by carrying out two sets of observations ahead of taking the patient to hospital.

A publish mortem examination unveiled Mrs Glenister had four to five litres of blood in her abdominal spot in what pathologist Dr Ian Caulder described as an “acute healthcare surgical emergency”.

The foetus in her Fallopian tube had ruptured her ovarian artery, causing hefty inner bleeding.

Roger Wicks, a solicitor, who represented Mrs Glenister’s household, named on the coroner, Caroline Beasley-Murray, to record health-related negligence as a factor in her death. He explained the trainee’s actions amounted to “gross failings in the provision of basic care”. The inquest was adjourned ahead of summing up up coming week.

Dave Hill, representing the ambulance believe in, said the incident had not been investigated and no procedures had been transformed because Mrs Glenister’s death.

The hearing was adjourned until next week.

Pregnant woman died after "delay by trainee medics"