A user who died in Bragança could have survived if help had been immediate.

The General Health Inspectorate concluded that a patient who died of a heart attack in October in Bragança, after INEM took 1 hour and 20 minutes to arrive, could have survived if help had been received immediately, but does not blame the workers.

In the conclusions of the investigation to which Lusa had access, the General Inspectorate of Health Activities (IGAS) says that the patient, aged 86 and who died of a myocardial infarction on October 31, 2024, during the pre-hospital emergency technicians' strike, had a chance of survival, albeit a reduced one.

This probability of survival “would always be conditioned on the performance of basic life support maneuvers, when initiated immediately”.

The patient in question had several comorbidities and a history of significant cardiovascular pathology.

Despite the lack of a timely response from INEM, IGAS says that “it is not possible to make judgments of guilt in the conduct of CODU [Urgent Patient Operational Center] workers, given the volume of calls on hold, forwarded by Line 112”.