Image caption Despite being tetraplegic, Mr Merrett was able to use a wheelchair and a voice-activated computer 
 
 Despite his disabilities, he was able to talk, use a wheelchair and operate a computer using voice-activated technology. After 21 minutes, the machine was eventually restarted by paramedics but by then Mr Merrett had suffered serious brain damage. Legal action 
 
 Ms Reynolds, who is considering legal action, said his level of understanding had dropped to that of a young child. "He has an existence but it's nowhere near what it was before," she said.  A quadriplegic English man has been left brain damaged after a nurse accidentally switched off his ventilator _ an act caught on a camera the patient had reportedly installed because he was concerned about the quality of his care. The NHS Wiltshire Primary Care Trust said in a statement: "[We have] put in place a series of actions to ensure that such an event will not occur again either for this patient or others. Ms Aylward has been suspended while the incident is investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
– A British quadriplegic who installed hidden cameras in his home because he was worried about the quality of his care was left severely brain damaged by a mistake that confirmed his suspicions. The cameras captured a nurse who lacked the proper training accidentally disconnecting his ventilator and then struggling to reattach it, AP reports. Jamie Merrett was starved of oxygen for 21 minutes before paramedics arrived. Merrett, 37, was paralyzed from the neck down after a car accident 8 years ago but had been able to talk, operate a wheelchair, and use a computer before the nurse's blunder. His sister says his level of understanding has now dropped to that of a small child. "He has an existence but it's nowhere near what it was before," she told the BBC. Officials for the local health authority say the nurse has been suspended and they have "put in place a series of actions to ensure such an event will not occur again."