The case of a 44-year-old father of three who died while waiting at an Edmonton hospital emergency room has been handed over to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, according to hospital management.
Prashant Sreekumar had been complaining of chest pain and went to the Grey Nuns hospital on Dec. 22, his wife, Niharika, said in a video statement posted to social media.
She said his blood pressure “kept on rising,” with the last measurement at 210. The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation says that blood pressure readings “consistently at or above 130/80 mmHg” are considered high.
Niharika Sreekumar said her husband was prescribed Tylenol while he waited in triage. She said he arrived around noon, and waited until 8:50 p.m. for care….