Saskatoon mother seeks apology after paramedics ‘barely looked at’ daughter who was hit by car
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Heather Leichert says her daughter Alexandra was struck by a vehicle while biking last October. Although paramedics attended, she says proper medical attention was not provided.
A Saskatoon mother is speaking out about her experience with the paramedic service after her daughter was hit by a car last year.
Heather Leichert said last October her daughter 12-year-old daughter Alexandra was biking outside with friends when she was struck by a vehicle.
Heather says Alexandra has autism, which can make her react differently sometimes. Heather claims paramedics didn’t take any vital signs after Alexandra was struck by the vehicle.
“When the paramedics showed up they just asked me if I was okay,” Alexandra explained. “I said yes because of all the adrenaline running through my body. So they just went like, ‘okay, she’s okay, we’re good. We can leave.’”
A week later, her doctor discovered she had a concussion.
“She was really silly and that’s a common thing with people with autism is their nervous system shuts down really easily,” Heather Leichert said recalling the collision.
She took her concerns to Medavie Health Services West and was disappointed to receive a report from Medavie stating that everything was done correctly.
“I was so disappointed afterward because in the report it says nothing about her having autism,” she said. “When I finally got the paperwork, it was pretty much blank.”