DOA

Got a call at 2300 on Thursday night - unconscious male. When we got in the cab it was updated as a cardiac arrest. My first one. Drove like the wind, lights and siren blaring. Got there in four minutes. Picked up all the kit we need, response bag, oxygen, defib and LUCAS. Tramped in with my crew mate to find a very obvious DOA. Had trouble getting the defib pads on due to the levl of rigor, got the 20s asystole strip necessary which with the rigor and hypostasis allowed us to call the death. We then had to wait for the police who take over as it is a sudden death.  All very interesting from a learning point of view but very sad for the others involved.