A coroner has blasted a NSW hospital for attempting to avoid an investigation into a teenager’s death from sepsis after he was sent home from its emergency department | carriefellner
A coroner has blasted a NSW hospital for attempting to avoid an investigation into a teenager’s death from sepsis after he was sent home from its emergency department, finding efforts to deny the significance of the tragedy inexcusable and deeply distressing to his family.
Alex died of septic shock on September 22, 2017, after presenting at Broken Hill Base Hospital three times within 24 hours. After Alex was refused admission to the closest major hospital in Adelaide, he was medically evacuated to Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he died within an hour.The coroner extended her sympathies to Alex’s parents, John and Narelle, who spoke of him as aShe found shortcomings in Alex’s care at Broken Hill, including the failure to take vital signs observations at the emergency department.
An expert gave evidence abnormal vital signs can be the first indicator of serious illness in patients who otherwise seem well.
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