Lori Culbert

2 days ago | vancouversun.com | Lori Culbert

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1A coroner's inquest is examining the preventable overdose death of University of Victoria student Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18, in January 2024Article contentAn American doctor who created the computer software used by ambulance dispatchers in B.C. was peppered with questions about how to improve the widely used system at a coroner’s inquest on Monday. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.

5 days ago | timescolonist.com | Lori Culbert

The former chief medical officer for B.C.’s ambulance service gave a damning indictment of the province’s 911 system on Friday, raising a number of concerns including that dispatchers rely on a remote breathing test that has a high failure rate. Dr. Michael Christian, an international expert in pre-hospital care, was chief medical officer at B.C. Emergency Health Services, which oversees ambulances, from December 2021 to January 2024.

5 days ago | vancouversun.com | Lori Culbert

Advertisement 1B.C.'s ambulance service ‘far below’ international standards for auditing its performance, an inquest heardArticle contentThe former chief medical officer for B.C.’s Ambulance Service gave a damning indictment of the province’s 911 system on Friday, raising a number of concerns including that dispatchers rely on a remote breathing test that has a high failure rate. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.

6 days ago | timescolonist.com | Lori Culbert

The B.C. Ambulance Service is examining how to ensure 911 call-takers don’t spend too much time determining an address before asking for details about an emergency. The provincial agency’s chief operating officer, Jennie Helmer, told the inquest into the death of a University of Victoria student that it is looking into how to prompt call-takers if they’ve spent an unusual amount of time trying to determine a location.

6 days ago | vancouversun.com | Lori Culbert

Advertisement 1A 911 call-taker spent 3.5 minutes trying to find an address for a UVic residence before asking about the emergency. An inquest is examining a student's death. Article contentB.C. ambulance is, for the first time, examining how to ensure call-takers don’t take too long to find an address before asking for details about an emergency, an executive testified at a coroner’s inquest into the death of a University of Victoria student.