THE death of a Whitchurch man could have been prevented had paramedics given him aspirin during his fatal cardiac arrest, an inquest has concluded.

An inquest held in Shirehall, Shrewsbury, on Tuesday, April 28, was told Gary Ronald Hayes was found in his home in Whitchurch on June 9, 2021.

Paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) came to his house and attempted to save the 49-year-old's life, but were unable to.

The inquest was led by the senior coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, John Ellery who said a post-mortem was carried out and concerns were raised as to whether the death of Mr Hayes could have been prevented.

The senior coroner said: "A post-mortem was conducted. The cause of death was ischemic heart disease. Diabetes contributed to it.

"Concerns were raised as to whether the death was preventable."

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WMAS conducted their own investigation into whether they could have saved the life of the 49-year-old industrial construction machinery trainer's death.

Mr Ellery said: "WMAS conducted their own investigation.

"The service did not consider acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or administration of aspirin.

"This tells me there were errors in clinical standards. The consequences of admissions could have changed the outcome."

The ambulance service had performed CPR on Mr Hayes and put him on life support, but did not administer aspirin, which may have helped prevent his death.

Aspirin is sometimes used as a treatment for ACS, as it can help break up blood clots blocking the coronary artery.

Addressing Mr Hayes' family, Mr Ellery said: "On the basis of WMAS's own report, I have reason to suspect his death was preventable."

Mr Ellery said he had enough evidence to make his conclusion.

The senior coroner concluded: "It seems to I have got enough evidence to go by.

"There were errors in the standards of clinical management which caused patient harm and could have been prevented.

"I will conclude it on the basis there were errors in clinical management and the death could have been prevented."

Mr Ellery offered his condolences to the family of Mr Hayes.

Mr Hayes was born on November 1, 1971. He is survived by his partner.