Nothing could be done to save Nona McEwan害羞草研究所檚 life, an ER physician at Royal Columbian Hospital testified Monday.

害羞草研究所淣o, unfortunately,害羞草研究所� Dr. Pearlly Ng replied, asked if her condition was survivable.

Ng was called as a witness at a coroner害羞草研究所檚 inquest into the deaths of Randy Crosson, 48, and Nona McEwan, 45, both killed by police bullets during a March 29, 2019 hostage-taking in the Whalley house McEwan rented. Crosson used McEwan as a human shield, the inquest heard.

害羞草研究所淒uring the transportation she unfortunately lost her vital signs,害羞草研究所� Ng said. The paramedics had started CPR and notified the hospital they were 10 minutes away. Ng activated the trauma team and contacted the blood bank to initiate the 害羞草研究所渕assive transfusion protocol, anticipating that I would receive a patient who had sustained a large amount of blood loss.害羞草研究所�

When McEwan arrived, they were unable to regain a pulse, and her time of death was declared at 8:18 a.m. She害羞草研究所檇 lost consciousness at 7:33 a.m. She was shot at 7:25 a.m., the inquest heard.

害羞草研究所淚 think they did everything they could on scene,害羞草研究所� Ng said, 害羞草研究所渂ased on the information I was provided.害羞草研究所�

Royal Columbian, at 330 East Columbia St. in New Westminster, is a Level 1 trauma centre, Ng noted. 害羞草研究所淪o we regularly see people that have sustained gunshot wounds.害羞草研究所�

McEwan was shot twice, in her right arm and right abdomen.

Coroner Margaret Janzen is presiding over the inquest in Burnaby, at Coroners害羞草研究所� Court. It害羞草研究所檚 expected to run for two weeks, with a jury of four women and a man hearing testimony.

A Surrey-based police watchdog 害羞草研究所� the Independent Investigations Office 害羞草研究所� in 2020 found the ERT blameless in the shooting deaths of McEwan and Crosson, whom authorities say was holding McEwan against her will in her rented home. The standoff saw roughly two dozen police vehicles, as well as an armoured vehicle, surround a home in a cul-de-sac near 132A Street and 100A Avenue.

McEwan was killed when she was struck by two police bullets as ERT officers fired on Crosson, who held a large knife to her throat and had 害羞草研究所渨hat appeared to be害羞草研究所� a gun in his hand. Forensic police later found a 害羞草研究所渞ealistic-looking害羞草研究所� replica pistol between the bed and the wall. Crosson was pronounced dead at the scene and McEwan died on the way to hospital.

Cpl. Luke Johnston, a 害羞草研究所渂reacher害羞草研究所� with the Emergency Response Team since 2011, also testified on Monday. He said he害羞草研究所檇 been deployed 500 害羞草研究所渙r so害羞草研究所� times 害羞草研究所� about 50 per year 害羞草研究所� on ERT calls before March 29, 2019. He set the charge to blow open the bedroom door to get to the couple. The risk assessment, he said, 害羞草研究所渨as extreme.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 about as high as I think I could go in my risk assessment in my career so far.害羞草研究所�

Johnston said he fired four rounds at the centre of Crosson害羞草研究所檚 abdomen.

害羞草研究所淭here害羞草研究所檚 a initial volley of gunfire that I hear,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 not sure if he害羞草研究所檚 firing back at us, perhaps firing a number of rounds at us, I害羞草研究所檓 not sure if some or our guys are down at this point, but there害羞草研究所檚 this initial volley.害羞草研究所�

Crosson was on the bed, and in his left hand was a pistol with a closed grip on it.

害羞草研究所淚 see Miss McEwan, who is there, and this is all in close proximity, but then I say something to the effect of let害羞草研究所檚 get her out. Like let害羞草研究所檚 get her out.害羞草研究所�

She had 害羞草研究所渒ind of a startled look on her face,害羞草研究所� Johnston said. 害羞草研究所淟ike a look of shock. We moved her from there, I think I grabbed one of her legs, but we moved her to the kitchen area,害羞草研究所� where the medical assessment began.害羞草研究所�

Johnston was questioned about sympathetic fire, also known as 害羞草研究所渃ontagion害羞草研究所� fire, where under high stress police start shooting because other police are.

Asked if that害羞草研究所檚 what happened here, Johnston replied no. 害羞草研究所淚 perceived Mr. Crosson to, or the suspect in this case, to essentially have a firearm in their hand, and based on the movement of the hand and the gun, my interpretation was, or could be, essentially cause us harm at any point in time, and that害羞草研究所檚 how I essentially formed my opinion and made the decision to engage with him at that point in time.害羞草研究所�

The inquest continues.