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Inquest into suicide of paramedic to examine Ambulance Tasmania’s mental health systems and drug security
An inquest into the death of an intensive care paramedic who took his own life with drugs he had stolen from Ambulance Tasmania (AT) will reveal “shocking inadequacies”, according to the lawyer for the Australian Paramedics Association.
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.
Evidence provided to the coronial investigation…
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