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Doctor's guidance 'not followed' on fatal SAS selection hike | Doctor's guidance 'not followed' on fatal SAS selection hike |
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A military doctor was "frustrated" by a lack of knowledge of heat illness policy on a fatal SAS selection march. | A military doctor was "frustrated" by a lack of knowledge of heat illness policy on a fatal SAS selection march. |
Captain Surgeon Graeme Nicholson told an inquest that official guidelines he authored "should have been followed". | Captain Surgeon Graeme Nicholson told an inquest that official guidelines he authored "should have been followed". |
L/Cpl Craig Roberts, 24, of Conwy county, L/Cpl Edward Maher and Cpl James Dunsby died after attempting a 16-mile march in the Brecon Beacons on one of the hottest days of 2013. | L/Cpl Craig Roberts, 24, of Conwy county, L/Cpl Edward Maher and Cpl James Dunsby died after attempting a 16-mile march in the Brecon Beacons on one of the hottest days of 2013. |
He said assessors should have been aware of environmental conditions. | He said assessors should have been aware of environmental conditions. |
Dr Nicholson wrote the Army's guidance document on climatic illness and injury. | Dr Nicholson wrote the Army's guidance document on climatic illness and injury. |
He told the inquest in Solihull, West Midlands, that this was "the standing guidance" and should have been followed by soldier 1A and 1B, who were in charge that day. | He told the inquest in Solihull, West Midlands, that this was "the standing guidance" and should have been followed by soldier 1A and 1B, who were in charge that day. |
This document was primarily used outside the UK in hot conditions, he said. | This document was primarily used outside the UK in hot conditions, he said. |
Coroner Louise Hunt asked how he felt about many witnesses not having any knowledge of the guidance. | Coroner Louise Hunt asked how he felt about many witnesses not having any knowledge of the guidance. |
"Frustration is the honest statement," he replied. | "Frustration is the honest statement," he replied. |
Keith Morton QC, representing Cpl Dunsby's father, asked: "It's completely unacceptable isn't it that those on the ground were ignorant to it?" | Keith Morton QC, representing Cpl Dunsby's father, asked: "It's completely unacceptable isn't it that those on the ground were ignorant to it?" |
Dr Nicholson said: "That again I would refer back to their chain of command… I do not feel from a personal point of view that it was appropriate." | Dr Nicholson said: "That again I would refer back to their chain of command… I do not feel from a personal point of view that it was appropriate." |
The inquest also heard it took medics an hour to reach L/Cpl Edward Maher because they had no radios and did not have a key to a locked gate. | |
A soldier, known as 1T to protect his identity, said he did not have any form of communication that day other than his personal mobile phone. | |
He said he and a colleague reached a forestry track and found the gate locked when they tried to reach L/Cpl Maher. | |
With no mobile phone reception, he said they identified another route through a farm, but their vehicle then became "bogged in" on the mountainside before they continued on foot with medical equipment. | |
The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |
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