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Man jailed for minor traffic violations is left comatose after prison guards BLOCKED paramedics from taking him to hospital
via Dailymail.com
An inmate who was jailed for minor traffic violations in a St. Louis prison was blocked from receiving medical care by guards who refused to let paramedics take him to hospital.
Bernard Scott, 44, told prison guards at the Pine Lawn jail in St. Louis County, Missouri, that he had abdominal pain and bleeding.
But when paramedics arrived and said that they needed to take Scott to the emergency room, a jail supervisor refused to release him.
The medics from the Northeast Fire Protection District told jail staff that Scott (pictured) had a painful mass in his abdomen and should be taken to hospital
Despite the medics attempting to convince the guard that Scott needed urgent care, it was to no avail
Scott ended up comatose, but has since regained consciousness according to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
According to the newspaper, Scott changed into his street clothes to get in the ambulance when a jail supervisor turned him back at the last minute.
The medics from the Northeast Fire Protection District told jail staff that Scott had a painful mass in his abdomen and should be taken to hospital for treatment but the supervisor refused to sign off on it.
Scott was being held in lieu of $360 for minor traffic fines at the Pine Lawn jail in St. Louis County, Raw Story reports.
Paramedics wrote in a report – obtained by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch – that police advised that [patient] should be transferred to [the emergency department] for further medical attention.
Despite the medics attempting to convince the guard that Scott needed urgent care, it was to no avail.
Around 14 minutes after the paramedics left, Scott needed another ambulance because his condition had worsened, according to Raw Story.
Scott told prison guards at the Pine Lawn jail in St. Louis County, Missouri, that he had abdominal pain and bleeding