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THUNDER BAY – A paramedic who responded to reports of Don Mamakwa unconscious in August 2014 apologized to his family during an inquest examining his death Thursday, saying she wished she had done more that day to provide him care.
Mamakwa, 44, of Kasabonika First Nation died while in the custody of the Thunder Bay Police Service on Aug. 3, 2014 from complications relating to diabetes and chronic alcoholism. When the EMS team arrived, police were already on scene and Gilbert said Mamakwa was standing on his own with an officer. Corbeil did not conduct any physical assessment of Mamakwa either, such as listening to his heart or lungs or checking his pulse.
Keen also asked Gilbert if paramedics were reluctant to take intoxicated people to the hospital at the time in 2014 because it would tie up ambulance crews for extended periods of time. Shoush said while individuals may not be at fault, systemic racism exists in institutions like the police and health care providers.
“Arrest for public intoxication is still on the table,” Shoush said. “When no one else is there to help that person, the last resort is to call the police and take them to the ‘drunk tank.’” He reported receiving a call of a possible unconscious male near Brodie and Donald. When he arrived, he observed a man on the ground he knew to be Mamakwa from previous interactions.
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