Speech problem likely a factor, says pastor
Winnipeg pastor Ken McGhie, who knew Brian Sinclair, said the man's speech impediment may have made him reluctant to ask for help.
"These have got to be the most vulnerable people in our city, anywhere, people that can't communicate and he should have been known to have not been able to effectively communicate," McGhie said.
"He was very hard to understand and especially if he got a little bit excited there was no way in the world you could understand his excited mumblings."
Followup a standard practice, says ex-ER director
What should have happened, what should always happen is communication. Doesn't matter who it is or what the problem is — if a physician thinks a person needs an ER, it means communication," Lerner said. "That includes if a person drives to an ER. The minute they get through the door, they should go to a triage desk."
Phoning the ER when a patient is sent to hospital is the "usual courtesy," he said.
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