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| Body taken to Raigmore Hospital mortuary 'showed signs of life' | |
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| A probe has been launched after a body taken to a hospital mortuary showed "potential signs of life". | A probe has been launched after a body taken to a hospital mortuary showed "potential signs of life". |
| The man had fallen from the Kessock Bridge at Inverness on Friday and, after attempts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead at the scene. | The man had fallen from the Kessock Bridge at Inverness on Friday and, after attempts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| An undertaker took the body to Raigmore Hospital where, during routine checks, staff became concerned that the man was showing "potential signs of life". | An undertaker took the body to Raigmore Hospital where, during routine checks, staff became concerned that the man was showing "potential signs of life". |
| However, the man was later pronounced dead. | However, the man was later pronounced dead. |
| The incident is being investigated by the procurator fiscal and NHS Highland. | The incident is being investigated by the procurator fiscal and NHS Highland. |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service said it was reviewing the case. | The Scottish Ambulance Service said it was reviewing the case. |
| 'Active resuscitation' | |
| A spokesman said: "Following retrieval, having been in the water for some time, the ambulance crew made every effort to resuscitate the patient. | A spokesman said: "Following retrieval, having been in the water for some time, the ambulance crew made every effort to resuscitate the patient. |
| "However despite active resuscitation being carried out by the crew with no response, a clinical assessment was undertaken including ongoing cardiac monitoring and confirmed that the patient had died. | "However despite active resuscitation being carried out by the crew with no response, a clinical assessment was undertaken including ongoing cardiac monitoring and confirmed that the patient had died. |
| "Subsequently, following a 999 call to the mortuary at Raigmore Hospital an ambulance responded, along with a cardiac arrest team from the hospital. The patient was subsequently confirmed life extinct." | "Subsequently, following a 999 call to the mortuary at Raigmore Hospital an ambulance responded, along with a cardiac arrest team from the hospital. The patient was subsequently confirmed life extinct." |
| NHS Highland said: "The death is subject to an investigation by the procurator fiscal as is standard practice in a sudden death. | NHS Highland said: "The death is subject to an investigation by the procurator fiscal as is standard practice in a sudden death. |
| "We are also holding our own internal significant event review as is normal practice in these circumstances. | "We are also holding our own internal significant event review as is normal practice in these circumstances. |
| "Until that is carried out we are unable to comment further." | "Until that is carried out we are unable to comment further." |
| Emergency services had been called to the Kessock Bridge at about 20:20 on Friday after reports of a man falling from the crossing into the sea. | |
| He was recovered from the water by RNLI Kessock and was brought ashore where the ambulance crew attempted to resuscitate him. |