Two doctors declare him dead and after 28 minutes they discover that he was still breathing

A county man Pinellas on the west coast of FloridaUnited States, who had been pronounced dead by two paramedics, was actually still breathing, as verified by a local police officer who came to the home, according to a local media report on Tuesday.

Thomas Maxwell, 66 years oldhe was treated while he was unconscious due to cardiac arrest by two paramedics from the city of Clearwater, who after a quick evaluation pronounced him dead, his daughter Phoebe told local channel WFLA.

“His chest rose and fell and it was making noises, so her lungs were working,” the woman said, after explaining that before paramedics arrived, she and a friend had performed CPR procedures on her father.

But the paramedics from Clearwater Station 47 who arrived at the house on Wednesday, the day of the incidents, They took Maxwwell’s pulse ‘quickly’in the opinion of the daughter, and declared him dead, despite the doubts expressed by the woman.

A deputy from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office who later arrived at the house to investigate the death discovered that the man was still breathing and called firefighters in the nearby town of Largo, who confirmed Maxwell was alive and immediately rushed him to a local hospital.

“Upon notification of this incident, we immediately removed both firefighters from their normal duties and patient care capabilities,” said the Clearwater Fire Marshal, Scott Ehlers, in a statement, adding that his office and that of county health authorities are investigate the event.

“We have policies and strict procedures not followed, based on our preliminary analysis. These two have failed to meet the standard of care our citizens expect and deserve,” added Ehlers, who publicly apologized for the paramedics’ actions.

Thomas Maxwell was still in intensive care as of Monday, according to his daughter, who fears for the Long term effects that his father may suffer due to the inaction of the paramedics.

According to the EFE agency, the daughter revealed it It’s been 28 minutes from the time his father was treated by the Clearwater team until his “resurrection” when he received first aid from the City of Largo paramedics.