Medics recall Diana's death
Doctors who treated Princess Diana recall moment she died
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Wednesday, 14, Nov 2007 09:31
Medical staff who treated Princess Diana after her Paris car crash ten years ago have told an inquest into her death their recollections of her final hours.
The anaesthetist from Pitie-Salpetriere hospital said that despite cardiac massage and electric shocks, medics were unable to revive the princess.
"We decided by common consent to stop heart massage as it was completely impossible to restore cardiac activity after such a long period of arrest," Daniel Eyraud said in a written statement.
"From that point, the princess was pronounced dead. I personally believe we did everything possible to save the princess with the appropriate means."
The Mercedes that Princess Diana was travelling in crashed in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel on August 31st 1997 and also killed her partner Dodi Fayed and the car's driver Henri Paul.
Jurors at the inquest have already heard that the Princess of Wales went into cardiac arrest at 02:10 local time before dying about two hours later in the hospital.
Mr Eyraud explained that doctors' "worst care scenario" was played out en route to Pitie-Salpetriere.
"Upon her arrival, the princess was 'intubated-ventilated' which means that a piece of apparatus was making her breathe," he said.
"She was unconscious, I'm positive of that, and on artificial respiration. She was in shock, but nevertheless had a heart rhythm.
"This means that her blood pressure was very low but that her heart was still beating."
The inquest continues.