Mother recalls asthma death 'chaos'

by groomsy Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:10 am

A woman has described the "chaos" surrounding her daughter's death after an ambulance was sent to the wrong address as the schoolgirl suffered an asthma attack.

Elouise Keeling, 14, collapsed with breathing problems during an Air Cadets sports day at RAF Brampton near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on June 25 last year.

An ambulance was called at 7.44pm but was sent to RAF Wyton, 10 miles away, by mistake and did not arrive until 8.03pm.

Elouise, who had suffered from asthma since she was 18 months old, died at the scene as her mother looked on helplessly.

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/mother-recalls-asthma-death-chaos

by eddie Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:16 am

Oh that is awful!! But quite unusual for an ambulance to go to the wrong address.

by Guest Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:23 am

RAF Brampton comes (well it's closed now) under the authority as RAF Wyton, which as it says, is around 7-8 miles away.

It's rather complicated - post always went to Wyton first - the postcodes are rather complicated there too - I served there for 3 years and I still didn't understand everything.

by eddie Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:32 am

Isn't it a CB postcode?

by Guest Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:53 am

eddie wrote:Isn't it a CB postcode?

No they were PE I think.

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