A trainee prison officer in South Australia has died in an intense physical test which will taken by Police and the Australian Defence Force to reflect the real situations they may encounter. Acute myocardial infarction due to a defective heart valve is the main cause of his death. However, the health report before he went for training showed he was in good condition.
His wife was so angry as her husband had told the instructors that he was not able to complete the test. Nevertheless, he was urged to continue in order to improve his fitness.His wife also claimed that there is insufficient guidelines for trainees to set as a guidelines whether they suit to take the test.
The QCS spokesman said that the test had been reviewed by an external agency because of Mr Cresswell's death and remained "largely unchanged".
I think that it is really a tragic...He should stop continue the test when he started to feel uncomfortable so that this tragic can be prevented. Besides, instructors have to keep alert on their trainees' situation during the gruelling physical tests so that immediate actions can be taken...It mentioned that there is no oxygen tanks provided during the test, It should be make as a reminder to add this gadget to prevent similar tragic to happen again...
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