A coroner has insisted on oxygen training for paramedics after a grandmother died when a cylinder being used by ambulance staff set fire to her home, an inquest has heard.
Lynn Hadley, 67, was being treated by paramedics for suspected Covid symptoms at her home in Walsall, West Midlands, when the cylinder being used for oxygen treatment sparked a blaze on April 13 last year.
The 67-year-old's husband Dave, daughter Kelly, granddaughter Mackenzie and the two paramedics were forced to flee from the burning house.
But Mrs Hadley, a former Tesco's worker, could not be rescued despite the efforts of her husband and she died as a result of fatal burn injuries.
Lynn Hadley, 67, was being treated by paramedics for suspected Covid symptoms at her home in Walsall, West Midlands, when the cylinder being used for oxygen treatment sparked a blaze
The 67-year-old could not be rescued despite the efforts of her husband and she died as a result of fatal burn injuries
The inquest heard how the grandmother had been suffering a high temperature, a suspected symptom of coronavirus, when her concerned family members phoned 999 for help, shortly before 5pm on Easter Monday last year.
The ambulance crew found that her oxygen levels were low and combined with breathing difficulties, they decided to give her oxygen, but the paramedic was not trained in accordance with manufacturer's instructions for the sequence of opening the tank.
As a result a rare phenomenon known as 'adiabatic compression' occurred, caused by a rush of oxygen when a valve is opened quickly.
The German valve manufacturer VTI has since reported nine cases of ignition and was due to examine a further 20 regulators, although no defects had been reported up to January this year.
Last year Mrs Hadley's husband Dave told how he saw a flash out the corner of his eye as the canister was turned on.
He said: 'We called 999 because was Lynn was having a high temperature, unable to stand and was lethargic.
'The paramedics arrived. They were wearing full PPE. The male paramedic asked Lynn a couple of questions while the female paramedic took her temperature.
'The
