Paramedic couldn’t help save man’s life because he had a bad back

A motorcycle paramedic could not carry a bag containing a defibrillator to a heart attack patient’s home because he had a bad back, a tribunal heard. David Prideaux had suffered ‘disc damage’ which meant he was unable to carry heavy weights while employed by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Prideaux, based at Hull East Ambulance Station, also did not give the patient oxygen because he could not reach around to attach the canister, the hearing was told. The patient died at…