NZ : Woman on oxygen dies after power cut

Reaves · 07-01-07, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

If you read the original article, it says that the technician was told by the family when he came to disconnect the electricity about their mother's dependence. How clear this message was to the technician is what's important. Orders from HQ are no excuse if the consequences were that obvious.

Now it's a question of what exactly were the circumstances here.

The family was there?

They didn't get her any medical assistance immediatly?

They didn't call paramedics or police?

New Zealand isn't that behind the times is it?

The familys story has a lot of holes in it.

A sorry event but I can't help but assume we aren't getting the whole story.

Couldn't her family have asked a neighbour for assistance? I certainly wouldn't refuse to run an extension cable accross the road. Or allow her inside if it was the only option.