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Mother says paramedic son Damian Crump should not have been left alone with Ambulance Tasmania stolen medication, which he used to overdose
The grieving mother of a paramedic who took his own life has told an inquest she hopes “to see changes in the ambulance services” so her son’s death “is not in vain”.
Key points:
- Paramedic Damian Michael Crump died in December 2016 after taking a combination of drugs he took from Ambulance Tasmania
- An inquest into his death will examine AT’s mental health systems and how it responds to cases where medication is taken from its drug store without authorisation
- Coroner Olivia McTaggart will examine seven matters in total that “may also reveal systemic issues within AT”
Damian Michael Crump died on or about December 23, 2016, after he took his own life using drugs he had stolen from Ambulance Tasmania (AT).
Evidence provided to the coronial…
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