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Ethan James

Failure to give CPR before aged care resident's death

Aged care staff wrongly believed an 68-year-old man had a do-not-resuscitate order before he died. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A 68-year-old aged care resident who died from a heart attack wasn't given CPR by staff because they incorrectly believed he had a do-not-resuscitate order. 

Wayne Victor Rouse used a bell in his room at Tandara Lodge in northwest Tasmania to call for assistance on the morning of June 14. 

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