B.C.'s 911 software too slow to recommend CPR, says witness at inquest into student's overdose death
08-05-2025 22:04 via cbc.ca

B.C.'s 911 software too slow to recommend CPR, says witness at inquest into student's overdose death

An expert in emergency medicine testified at the B.C. coroner's inquest into the death of Sidney McIntyre-Starko that software used to guide B.C. 911 operators does not meet 'agreed-upon standard of care.'
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