Brooks<\/a> Health Centre for an assessment on the morning of April 18, after he experienced chest pains.<\/p>\n\u201cThey did ultrasound, they did heart attack test,\u201d says Phuong\u2019s niece, Nhi Nguyen. \u201cThey ran ECG but everything went normal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nhi says her uncle was discharged with a prescription after being treated for stomach pain following the eight-hour stay in the hospital.<\/p>\n
However, she believes he shouldn\u2019t have been sent home, saying that he was in no condition to leave.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe still complaining about chest pain,\u201d she says. \u201cHe said that the pain actually is throughout all over his body, especially numbness in his legs.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Nhi said her uncle couldn\u2019t walk so she and her father assisted him to the car before making the trip home to Calgary.<\/p>\n
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They only made it about 20 minutes along Highway 1 before she had to call 911 when Phuong stopped breathing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw his face already turn purple and then they advise me to do CPR on him,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Among the first responders included the County of Newell Fire Service, who confirmed that its \u201cteam provided support until the individual was in the care of EMS.\u201d<\/p>\n
EHS-Alberta paramedics tells Global News that they transported one adult in life-threatening condition to the Bassano Health Centre.<\/p>\n
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The family says that\u2019s where their uncle died. They also say Phuong had a pre-existing heart condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe medical history was there. Why didn\u2019t he do something else?\u201d says Nih.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe outcome would have been different had he been taken seriously,\u201d says Phuong\u2019s nephew, Khai Luu.<\/p>\n
Alberta Health Services wouldn\u2019t comment on this specific incident out of respect for patient privacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe take situations like this very seriously,\u201d AHS said in a statement to Global News.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIncidents such as this are reviewed through established processes to better understand the circumstances involved, including the care provided and the clinical decisions made, and to identify opportunities to strengthen patient safety and quality of care.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phuong leaves behind his wife and two school-aged children.<\/p>\n
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