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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Vivienne Aitken & Sam Truelove

Wife forced to give dying husband CPR in back of ambulance in 'shocking' failing

A wife was forced to give her dying husband CPR in the back of an ambulance while a 999 medic watched.

The widow, who has not been identified, called for an ambulance after her husband took ill at home, but it took too long to arrive.

The woman was then asked to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on her husband in the back of the ambulance, with the ambulance technician offering her no assistance, Daily Record reports.

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