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From the New York Post: A Georgia teen who collapsed at volleyball practice died from cardiac arrest after an ambulance failed to show up, officials said.
Dream Chasers volleyball club member Amanda Sylvester, 15, collapsed while warming up Thursday at the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Complex in the Atlanta suburb of College Park, Atlanta News First reported.
Within minutes, EMTs arrived and evaluated the teen, but an ambulance that was called never came.
“Within about eight minutes, College Park Fire Rescue EMTS were on site,” Bill Crane, a spokesman for Fulton County, told 11Alive. “The young lady, by then, was conscious, evaluated, and assessed. Her vitals were all normal; she was making eye contact, her pupils weren’t dilated, and she was conversant.”
After waiting 40 minutes and still no ambulance, the girl’s mother decided to take her daughter to the Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital herself.
Sadly, after so much time had elapsed, Amanda went into cardiac arrest at the hospital, and died.
The Grady EMS then released a statement in an attempt to justify why they didn’t promptly respond to the call. The statement reads: “Following an update on the patient’s condition, the call was reclassified, and a Grady EMS unit was promptly dispatched. However, as our unit was en route, College Park Fire determined that additional EMS support was no longer needed due to the patient being transported to the hospital via personal vehicle.”
This is Amanda Sylvester. She collapsed during volleyball practice in College Park — but despite several calls, an ambulance never showed up, city officials said. The 15-year-old’s mother took her to the hospital, where she later died. https://t.co/3c0mDE5Imw pic.twitter.com/nmcCZJR1pW
— Atlanta News First (@ATLNewsFirst) December 7, 2024
Teen dies after 40 minute wait for ambulance https://t.co/ic3zVjK0wK
— 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) December 8, 2024
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Amanda Sylvester, 15, who tragically collapsed at a recreation center in College Park, GA. This heartbreaking reminder underscores that cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at any time. https://t.co/27cXl1NQHl#Georgia #SCAFoundation pic.twitter.com/y8mLT1o6e7
— Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation (@SCAFoundation) December 9, 2024
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