“Next to no chance” Ryan Jacob could have been resuscitated: doctor

By

BURNABY (NEWS1130) – A doctor says there was “next to no chance” a man could have been revived after being shot by Burnaby RCMP. A coroner’s inquest into the death of the son of a former Squamish First Nations chief is underway.

Ryan Jacob had three gunshot wounds when he arrived at the hospital. The most glaring were a chest wound another to the femoral artery.

In his testimony, trauma surgeon Dr. Ross Brown says there was next to a zero per cent chance of resuscitation at the point where Jacob had been without vital signs for more than 15 minutes.

The jury members repeatedly asked whether there were any circumstances in which the 44-year-old might have survived. The answer was “likely no.”

“The longer it (no vital signs) is, the chance of coming back is very small,” said Brown, who added doctors performed “aggressive resuscitation” on Jacob at the hospital after more than 15 minutes of CPR by paramedics.

Brown testified it was likely a loss of blood that led to Jacob’s heart stopping.

Toxicologist Dr. William Schreiber says there were no drugs, illicit or otherwise, in Jacob’s body. There was a 0.20 blood alcohol level, but that’s less than the generally accepted fatal dose of 0.40.

A pathologist has said Jacob had no underlying health issues.

Top Stories

Top Stories

Most Watched Today