they are medical personnel at the bdf hq, and an ambulance which is usually their, in all the bdf owns 2 land rover ambulances, a chevy ambulance and a mercedese sprinter 4 in all. one is usually at that fascility given it is not on call or on maintenance or training.
the gentleman suffered an aneurism which is hard to diagnose often times as the symptoms resemble other things such as a state of drunkenness.
i hope some kind of conspiracy is not being suggested here because nothing of that nature existed in that situation

I commend the Coast Guard for its work and pray regularly that our God will be their eyes and protection whilst carrying out their duties.

@Reality “i hope some kind of conspiracy is not being suggested here because nothing of that nature existed in that situation”

I don’t understand this comment. Were you present at this situation. Based on what Shelly said the fallen soldier was treated as a person who was just ‘drunk.’ The family would be interested in knowing that their family member was given the best possible treatment whilst ‘under the weather’ in the care of a watchful, alert, eveready-responsive Coast Guard.

To the family and friends of the young man. I pray that GOD be with you during this period of grief, and continue to be with you even after; If the symptoms of an aneurism is like a drunken person, this is very difficult to point a finger at the Cost Guard and staff. The question would be was he a person who drank while on duty? Or is it a common thing for the crew to indulge in drinking while on duty? I know what it’s like to loos a love one so young. But GOD’S PLANS can never be change; . I honestly feel that which ever way we leave this Earth, that was the way it was meant to be;. I am sure that this is hard for you to deal with at this time. But cherish all the time that you have spent with Ronald, and pray that his death was not in vain.
I know what it feels like to loose a child so young. I had one of my daughters who was 3 years old at the time got struck by a car when her and another little girl who was older were crossing the street. The funny part of it was that the older child never got hit by the car. My daughter was in a coma for a month. She never walked again, and was confined to a wheel chair until she died at age 26;
May GOD be with you during this period while you are grieving and even after; Just cherish all the moments that you shared with Ronald,and if it’s GOD’S will, one day you will meet again;

How easy to jump on the band wagon in putting down the BDF. During my service ,miles from these shores, I’ve known of a case where, of all places,in a medical unit, a high ranking highly skilled Medical Officer was called to look at one of his men, he misdiagnosed and the man died next day.

Man wiv no name, you are on track here because firstly it is clear that Ordinary Seaman Ronald was being penalised on the assumption that he was drunk because a medically untrained officer thought it best to isolate him from his mother; by not informing her on the Friday that he was ill and also when he attempted to contact his girlfriend from his bed , he snatched the phone and shouted in the girlfriend’s ear ” Ronald is drunk. When he get himself together he COULD speak to you” All that time on the Friday Ronald was still conscious and never was his mother nor family, who, if contacted would or could have given him the best available medical attention available here or overseas if it were unavailable at the QEH.

The question is was it negligence on the part of the coast guard. Certainly if one is drunk, you can smell the alcohol on the person’s breath. Whatever the case their needs to be a thorough investigation to allay the anguish of the family. In these circumstances the coast guard must be sensitive to the grieve of the family.

My condolences to you and your family on the passing of this young man. Gone too soon.
Many members of my family are members of the two Forces and I can verify that the BDF has some of the finest doctors on board. All my sons were once soldiers and were hospitalised at St.Ann’s on more than one occasion and the treatment was excellent.
Very few, if any persons seldom survive an aneurism. Even the best doctors can misdiagnose at times. I know this only too well. I lost my first born son because of this 35yrs ago. He was still-born.

May he rest in peace and I pray that you will find solace in this lil ‘piece’ from me. From one mother to another:

A Child of Mine
I’ll lend you for a little time a child of mine, He said.
For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he is dead
It may be 6 or 7 years or twenty two or three
But will you, til I calll him back, take care of him for me?

He’ll bring his charms to gladden you, but should his stay be brief
You’ll have his lovely memories, as a solace for your grief
I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return
But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn

I’ve looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true
And from the throngs that crowd life’s lanes, I have selected you
Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labour vain
Nor hate Me when I come to call, to take him back again?

I fancied that I heard them say, “Dear Lord, Thy will be done
For all the joy Thy child shall bring, the risk of grief we’ll run
We’ll shelter him with tenderness, we’ll love him while we may
And for happiness we’ve known, forever grateful stay

But should the angels call for him much sooner than we’d planned
We’ll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand.

R.I.P Ronald.

David
de army got sum rale igrunt rules n regulations dat dem does tink cannnn be bended. stupseeeeeeeeeeee

i doan kno how much help medical equipment could be with a aneurism. it is just one a dem deadly tings like a stroke or heart attack. ya lucky if ya survive.
i feel sorry fa de youngsta doe.

My condolences to the family of Ronald Butcher. I am sorry to hear that it appears he was misdiagnosed and did not get prompt medical attention. The death of an apparently healthy young person is very hard to bear. But why did it thought that he was drunk? Is it normal for coast guardsmen to be drunk while on duty? And if that is normal then is our coastguard truly guarding us?
Once I saw a woman stumbling down Roebuck Street and then she stopped and sat with her feet in the gutter. At first I thought that she was drunk, but then it struck me that even though her clothes were of poor quality, they were very clean and very neat, as though she had dressed to come to town on an important errand. And she was about 60ish, and I went over to her and asked what was the problem. She was barely able to mutter that she was diabetic, and because I have a number of diabetics in my family I realized that she was not drunk, but going into a diabetic coma. She was near to the then NHC office and some of the staff came out, took her inside, gave her a little sweet drink and called the ambulance.

So yes a person stumbling along the street may not be drunk, but may be going into a diabetic coma.

So apparent drunknenness can sometimes be genuine illness.

We can never be too careful.

‘Random’, some of those shites to whom u referred are on here too! There permeate the Bajan community!

I stand corrected at the job title of the deceased which I earlier stated was Longshoreman .It is in actual fact Ordinary Seaman Ronald Butcher.
Peace!

Whereas it is true that they are excellent facilities at St Ann’s Fort and good doctors attending, and whereas this man’s prognosis seems to have been poor anyhow, in my opinion the ignorant officcr who seemed to have confined this man to barracks…….and thus to his death, erred tremendously.

One wonders what history and examination he used to come to the diagnosis of drunkenness? What tests did he do to confirm this opinion? Did he in his gross ignorance as a medical illiterate understand that there is a differential diagnosis that ought to have been considered here?

Does this moron know that the smell of alcohol is not enough to come to a diagnosis of drunkenesss. Did he check the man’s blood alcohol levels, or was his opinion due to the fact that his own alcohol levels were raised. They must have been, for him to have come to the stupid decision he made.

I hope that this twit will be severely punished for practicing medicine in Barbados with out the appropriate training and licensure. Typical bajan idiocy!

And there are also morons in the profession
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1371969/Foreign-doctor-worked-14-hospitals-knowing-CPR.html