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Man dies after ambulance makes stop for oxygen

The supply ran out and the family has filed a complaint, saying the 45-minute stop contributed to his death

WNDU.com

MISHAWAKA, Ind. — A patient who relied on oxygen allegedly ended up on an ambulance that ran out.

70 year old Richard Hall died on March 14th, 2014 — the day after he made a trying trip from a hospital in Mishawaka to a facility near Chicago.

The family has filed a complaint against Prompt Medical Transportation with the Indiana agency that regulates ambulances. The complaint alleges that the ambulance had to stop en route to obtain more oxygen and that the stop added some 45 minutes to the trip.

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