The court heard the theft could have been fatal if the machine had been needed.
The theft of an ambulance responder's defibrillator from the scene of a medical emergency could have been fatal, a court has heard.
He was also ordered to complete 10 days' probation work and pay £1,200 compensation for the theft, which happened on 1 December. He started the treatment and placed his defibrillator next to her head, but about 45 minutes later when he handed the patient over to paramedics he realised the machine was missing, prosecutor Pam Ward said.McNaught had earlier come to the attention of station staff and the responder by making a nuisance of himself as first aid was administered.
The responder said he was "very disappointed" by the theft, adding: "If the [woman's] condition had worsened to the point where I would have had to use the defibrillator, the consequences of it being missing could have been fatal."In mitigation for McNaught, Nick Kennon said the offence was "as inexplicable as it is inexcusable".
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