Death after two-hour ER wait ruled homicide

It seems to me that the legislature, not the coroner, should undertake to redefine homicide. I don't think this rises to homicide. Maybe involuntary manslaughter if there is to be any criminal pursuit at all.

Definitely civil legal country.... failure to rescue, violation of nationally accepted standard of care....

But do remember to view everything you read with a degree of scrutiny. The news blurbs are very small snipets designed to incite the reader. Therefore, we have not even a small portion of facts surrounding this event.

It seems to me that the legislature, not the coroner, should undertake to redefine homicide. I don't think this rises to homicide. Maybe involuntary manslaughter if there is to be any criminal pursuit at all.

Definitely civil legal country.... failure to rescue, violation of nationally accepted standard of care....

But do remember to view everything you read with a degree of scrutiny. The news blurbs are very small snipets designed to incite the reader. Therefore, we have not even a small portion of facts surrounding this event.

I can't help but wonder if there's not more than meets the eye here. I can't imagine an ER nurse ignoring MI sx. Maybe the initial stated sx were different. I'm a cardiac pt. I often have chest pain and have certain criteria to follow as to whether or not go to the ER. The two times I went to the ER with unremitting chest pain and other sx associated with MI I was immediately taken back and assessed.....