A schoolboy who died after having an asthma attack could have 'possibly' survived if he had received medical attention sooner, an inquest heard.
Martin Sullivan, 15, woke his father Roy on the morning of November 24, 2019 to say he couldn't breathe properly. His dad called 999 and requested an ambulance at around 6.10am, an inquest was told.
The North West Ambulance Service call handler placed his request for an ambulance as Category 2 on the triage system and did not tell Mr Sullivan that the service was busy or suggest to him that he could take Martin to hospital himself.
Mr Sullivan then called 999 again at 6.30am after the teenager's condition worsened, the Manchester Evening News reports. During this call, he was told that the service
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