THE wife of a Scottish Ambulance Service boss died after a student was sent as the first responder during a 999 emergency.
SAS chairman Tom Steele's wife Gillian collapsed in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, and an ambulance was called for.
But she died of a suspected cardiac arrest after a student technician was sent to the call-out without a fully trained paramedic.
The student had earlier been part of a crew with a qualified paramedic but when they left for a meeting, the student was left alone as the first responder.
A back-up crew was sent from Livingston to assist but Gillian, from Lanark, died after the medical emergency on February 7.
The student is believed to be a VQ4 technician, which means they can carry out the work of a qualified technician but only under supervision of another technician or paramedic.
An ambulance insider said: "The woman needed a fully qualified paramedic but she didn't get one.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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