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The deputy wrote in the report that she and a sergeant walked into Thomas' room, pulled back a white sheet, and heard him gasp for air. The spokesperson said when the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the home in an unincorporated part of the county, the medics left, and a deputy noticed Thomas was breathing. Phebe wipes away a tear during an interview with FOX 13.Ī Clearwater Fire and Rescue spokesperson confirmed to FOX 13 in February that the two medics from Station 47 pronounced Thomas deceased. Her mother and friend tried to pry her off her dad as she yelled to, 'God and to everyone.' Phebe recalled the moment, saying she was screaming. However, one of the medics told Phebe 'Well ma’am, that’s the body emptying itself of gases,' she stated. 'I said, ‘No, he’s not he’s not dead,’' Phebe explained to FOX 13 in February.

'In addition, you also failed to reassess the patient even after the patient’s family told you that the patient was still alive,' the termination notice said.įROM FEBRUARY 2023: 'He's not dead': Clearwater medics on administrative duty for declaring man who was breathing dead That's when she pleaded with them, saying he was, in fact, still breathing. 'I feel like they just wanted a paycheck, just another day … ‘We’ll say, okay, ‘then we’ll throw a sheet over him,’ and that’s what they did,' Phebe Max well said.Īccording to Phebe, when two Clearwater Fire and Rescue medics showed up, they checked her father's wrist for a pulse and said he was dead. Paramedics pronounced a Clearwater man dead after he suffered a cardiac arrest, but a Pinellas County deputy noticed he was still breathing and called for backup. 2023: Medics under investigation for declaring living man dead He said they both have years of training that they didn’t follow.įeb. 'They missed the basics that they should have accomplished, and that is the lowest level of training as basic life support,' Ehlers said.ĭespite having life-saving equipment with them and more on the way, Ehlers said the medics didn’t use any of it. One minute later, the chief said, Pickens 'witnessed the patient take at least one breath,' shared the information with his partner, but they didn’t take any other action. The medics pronounced Maxwell dead at 10:01:58.

They reported Thomas was not breathing, without a pulse, cold to the touch, and 'completely unresponsive,' according to their termination and dismissal notice. An initial assessment was made, such as checking for a pulse and respirations. She started administering CPR as her mother dialed 911.Īccording to Chief Ehlers, Rivero and Pickens arrived at 10:00:35, and made it to the patient's location at 10:01:49. His daughter, Phebe, found him lying on his bedroom floor unresponsive.

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Full press conference: Clearwater paramedics fired after declaring living patient deadĬlearwater Fire & Rescue terminated two paramedics who said a man was dead, even though he wasn't.