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FREDERICTON, N.B. — The night Donald Darrell Mesheau's heart failed seven hours into his wait to see a Fredericton ER doctor, all the tasks in triage fell to one nurse, plus anyone who could be spared to help.
Darrell Mesheau, seen left in an obituary photo, was a world traveller who really loved New Brunswick and was active in the community, says son Ryan Mesheau. The jury recommended that"all stakeholders" should “collaborate and take ownership” of hospital capacity issues. It called for the findings of Horizon's post-incident review to be"fully implemented, funded and staffed" and recommended a change to the way patient vitals are monitored in the waiting room.
Since Mesheau's death, McCarron told the inquest a"flow centre" staffed by physicians' assistants who"decant" cases less urgent than Mesheau's out of the waiting room, as well as co-ordinators to help facilitate discharges from the hospital have helped relieve pressure on ER spaces. On arrival, Gabriel said a person triaged at level 3 would have had their vitals checked and then sent to the waiting room, if safe to do so. Gabriel said the triage nurse should visually check every hour and check vitals every"couple of hours," but"it's not humanly possible with everything they're encompassed to do."
There have been 42 Horizon Health Network employees in Fredericton off work due to COVID-19-related reasons at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital. - Contributed Knowles said she had done a 2:03 a.m. vitals check, with similar results, and visually observed him around 3:30 or 3:45.
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