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| 11.03.2014, 18:39 - bts21824r237 - Leutnant - 716 Posts Doctor says man who died waiting in Winnipeg ER for 34 hours partly responsible WINNIPEG The death of a homeless man who waited 34 hours for treatment in a Winnipeg emergency room was partly self inflicted,chaussure tn requin, says a doctor who examined the man's brain. Dr. Marc Del Bigio wrote an email suggesting that double amputee Brian Sinclair's chronic solvent abuse caused the health problems that brought him to the emergency room of Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre in September 2008,christian louboutin sale, the inquest into Sinclair's death heard Thursday. Sinclair died from a treatable infection caused by a blocked catheter. "We should not lose sight of the fact that this man's problems were self inflicted,nike tn pas cher," Del Bigio wrote in June 2009. "His cognitive disability and neurogenic bladder were the consequence of decades of solvent/inhalant abuse. Societal blame can only go so far. At some level individuals must accept responsibility." RelatedWinnipeg hospital pays $110K to family of man who died after 33 hours in waiting room'A perfect storm': Hospital tells inquest no single person responsible for Manitoba man's death after 34 hour ER waitInquest to examine why Manitoba man died after 34 hour ER waitNo criminal charges in death of Winnipeg man who waited 34 hours in emergency room The inquest has already heard how the 45 year old had visited a health clinic because he hadn't urinated in 24 hours,tn pas cher. The doctor referred him to the hospital and put him in a taxi with a letter in his pocket for medical staff,jordan shoes for sale. Sinclair was seen wheeling himself up to the triage area, speaking to an aide and then waiting in the emergency department for 34 hours. During that time, he vomited on himself and sat without moving for hours before a concerned patient approached security. The medical examiner said Sinclair had probably been dead for hours before he was discovered,air jordan. Sinclair had suffered severe brain damage due to sniffing glue and other solvents, Del Bigio said. Given his mental state,boutique Louboutin, Del Bigio said Sinclair shouldn't have been sent by taxi to the emergency room. "Mr. Sinclair was declared mentally incompetent years earlier," Del Bigio wrote in his email. "Having witnessed dementing in both my grandfathers, I can assure you that a demented individual should not be sent in a taxicab unaccompanied to hospital and be expected to successfully navigate the admissions process." When questioned about the email in court,christian louboutin shoes, Del Bigio said he wrote it at a time when the general medical consensus was that addiction is a choice, not a disease. Sniffing toxic substances caused so much damage to Sinclair's brain and spinal cord that he was no longer able to empty his bladder and required a catheter,christian louboutin sale, Del Bigio said. "I don't know what led him into this substance abuse habit that ultimately led to his death," Del Bigio said under examination. "I don't think Mr. Sinclair chose to destroy his brain and spinal cord. The substance he abused did destroy his brain and spinal cord." People who are solvent abusers are more likely to die young, he added. "At some level,Christian Louboutin paris, people have to recognize that what they do can lead to bad outcomes," Del Bigio said. Under questioning from Sinclair's family lawyer, Del Bigio said most solvent addicts die from toxicity or a fatal fall rather than during a 34 hour wait for care in an emergency room. He admitted he was not an expert in solvent addiction or how such an addiction can be related to family breakup, or poverty. Regardless of his personal history, Del Bigio agreed Sinclair was entitled to the same treatment as anyone else in an emergency room. "I never meant to and I'm not seeking to blame Mr. Sinclair," Del Bigio said. "When we're trying to investigate how did he die or why did he die under these circumstances,nike tn, I don't think it's fair to simply say he didn't have his catheter changed because he got missed in emergency and that's the end of it." Manitoba's medical examiner,cheap louboutin shoes, Thambirajah Balachandra, has testified that if Sinclair had been seen by a doctor, his treatment would have taken about half an hour. 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