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| Oxygen-dependent California man dies 12 minutes after PG&E cuts power to his home |
| 2019-10-13 |
| h/t Instapundit [FoxNews] A Northern California man dependent on an oxygen supply died Wednesday, shortly after power cuts by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. affected his home, fire officials said Friday. Robert Mardis, 67, died roughly 12 minutes after PG&E cut power to his home and the surrounding area. An autopsy report concluded the man died of severe coronary artery atherosclerosis, according to the Sacramento Bee. Fire personnel responded to a call around 3:40 a.m. and found Mardis unresponsive on the floor of his home, according to El Dorado County Interim Fire Chief Lloyd Ogan. He was found wearing a nasal cannula, used to deliver oxygen to the nose, and was hooked up to a PPAP machine for that purpose. Mardis' family told Fox 40 he couldn’t reach his battery-powered tank in time. The new Gods must have their sacrifices |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #9 PG&E are not responsible for this man's death. He or caregivers are instructed that backup power is required, or yes an H tank of O2, in case of power failure. It is HIS fault. |
| Posted by: Texhooey 2019-10-13 19:39 |
| #8 I've a CPAP that I love. Got a backup battery for when the power's out. Not that hard |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-10-13 17:06 |
| #7 Aren't we all sort of...."oxygen-dependent ?" |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-10-13 16:08 |
| #6 #5 Your a hoot. That was good. Thank you JohnQC |
| Posted by: Dale 2019-10-13 16:05 |
| #5 I'm gonna need to know who he voted for before I decide whether I'm sympathetic or not. |
| Posted by: charger 2019-10-13 15:48 |
| #4 Good info Dale. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-10-13 11:53 |
| #3 Backup O2 supply for mobility or for emergency's always present. So he was alone. No caregiver. He obviously had a heart attack. The cheap route are these oxygen concentrators. Because of insurances or self pay you are tied to a 50 foot line. This was sloppy. PG&E should have been contacted. Arrangements could have been made. Power generator, H tank and so on. Who is at fault if the molecular sieve material has degraded (O2 concentration drops below prescribed prescription). |
| Posted by: Dale 2019-10-13 08:37 |
| #2 Not against PG&E, but against the bureaucrats who mandated the power cut! |
| Posted by: Alistaire Untervehr8459 2019-10-13 08:16 |
| #1 Criminal negligent manslaughter charges against PG&E employees. |
| Posted by: Varmint Splat1454 2019-10-13 07:49 |