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The time elapsed between the ambulance being dispatched and its arrival at Quinta do Conde was 44 minutes.
António says something went wrong that caused the firefighters to take around forty minutes to arrive at his mother's home.
Firefighters travelled a distance of 35 kilometres.
An ambulance was dispatched by the Carcavelos Fire Brigade, around 40 kilometres away. The Public Prosecutor's Office has also opened an inquiry into the death of an elderly man who waited three hours in Seixal for an ambulance.
The victim waited 40 minutes for an ambulance from Carcavelos. The emergency call reported very severe dyspnoea, but when emergency personnel arrived the elderly woman was in cardiorespiratory arrest.
The 73-year-old woman died on Wednesday evening after waiting 40 minutes for emergency assistance.
António Nunes said that “if it is concluded that it was the firefighters who failed to fulfil their mission, they should say so, because they will assume their responsibilities.”
An elderly woman waited 40 minutes for help.
An elderly woman in Sesimbra died after waiting approximately 40 minutes for an ambulance. The vehicle that eventually arrived had been dispatched from Carcavelos, around 35 km away, raising concerns about response times and allocation of emergency resources.
The Carcavelos firefighters were mobilised but, because they were 35 kilometres away, they took 44 minutes to reach the scene.