Inquest in case of Fredericton ER waiting room death begins – New Brunswick [Video]

When Deputy Chief Coroner Emily Caissy read her opening remarks, she said Darrell Mesheau was found lifeless in the waiting room of the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hopsital ER waiting room after going there for care on July 11, 2022.

An inquest began on Monday and five jurors were selected.

Mesheau called an ambulance at 8:56 p.m. on July 11. He was transported to hospital in what paramedic Ashley Guptill said was normal oxygen and glucose levels.

When they arrived, she said he was taken to triage and ultimately put in the waiting room. Guptill said it was a “collaboration” on deciding where a patient may end up when it comes to the ER.

In Mesheau’s case, Guptill walked Mesheau out of the waiting area.

She testified there was nothing within assessment to say that he needed one-on-one engagement with the paramedic.

Seated in the waiting room

At 11 p.m., licensed practical nurse April Knowles …