Diana might survive but for lost time
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
LONDON, Nov 20 (AFP): Princess Diana may have survived her fatal Paris car crash in 1997 if French medical staff had not wasted precious time, a leading British surgeon indicated at her inquest Monday.
Professor Thomas Treasure, a former president of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, said there may have been a 'window of opportunity' to get her to hospital half an hour earlier and save her.
Medics did 'very substantial good' when they were first on the scene but once the princess was put in an ambulance for the drive to hospital, time began 'slipping away', he told the High Court in London.
Professor Thomas Treasure, a former president of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, said there may have been a 'window of opportunity' to get her to hospital half an hour earlier and save her.
Medics did 'very substantial good' when they were first on the scene but once the princess was put in an ambulance for the drive to hospital, time began 'slipping away', he told the High Court in London.