Several attempts were made to revive Bob Woolmer
Saturday, 20 October 2007
Several attempts were made to save Bob Woolmer's life by the team's registered nurse, Novelette Robinson, a coroner's inquest heard Thursday, reports Cricinfo.
Woolmer, the former Pakistan cricket coach, was found unconscious in his room at the Pegasus Hotel a day after Pakistan's shock defeat to Ireland. Robinson, part of the World Cup medical team, was rushed to the 12th floor after being informed of the incident by the hotel's front desk.
After noticing blood stains on Woolmer's bed, she found him lying naked in his bathroom, though she was obstructed from getting in as Woolmer's body was blocking the door.
"The first thing I felt for was the pulse, but there was none, then there was no response from the chest," she told Patrick Murphy, the inquest's coroner and an 11-member jury. She said she administered CPR and chest compression, but "this did not work".
Dr Asher Cooper arrived a few minutes later and also failed to resuscitate him with CPR. The ambulance arrived at 11.40 am, an hour after Robinson entered the room and Woolmer was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after.
Woolmer, the former Pakistan cricket coach, was found unconscious in his room at the Pegasus Hotel a day after Pakistan's shock defeat to Ireland. Robinson, part of the World Cup medical team, was rushed to the 12th floor after being informed of the incident by the hotel's front desk.
After noticing blood stains on Woolmer's bed, she found him lying naked in his bathroom, though she was obstructed from getting in as Woolmer's body was blocking the door.
"The first thing I felt for was the pulse, but there was none, then there was no response from the chest," she told Patrick Murphy, the inquest's coroner and an 11-member jury. She said she administered CPR and chest compression, but "this did not work".
Dr Asher Cooper arrived a few minutes later and also failed to resuscitate him with CPR. The ambulance arrived at 11.40 am, an hour after Robinson entered the room and Woolmer was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after.