A toddler named Noah Souvatzis died at Wangaratta Hospital after becoming severely ill while on holiday with his parents. The doctor on duty arrived more than an hour after Noah was admitted to the emergency department.
Paul Bumford told an inquest he was working his first shift at Wangaratta Hospital in north-eastThe toddler had been holidaying with his parents, Ben and Steph, in nearby Myrtleford, when he became unwell, vomiting, crying for hours and had a high fever.Noah Souvatzis had been holidaying with his parents, Ben and Steph, in nearby Myrtleford, when he became unwell, vomiting, crying for hours and had a high fever.
A nurse at the Alpine Health facility noted symptoms of lethargy and being unable to keep fluids down before advising Noah be taken to hospital. The toddler was discharged by Dr Bumford three hours after his admission, before he was brought back to the hospital by his parents hours later., where he died from meningitis on December 31.
He also said not correctly picking up the symptoms was "in hindsight is terrible from me but that's my honest answer"."I put far too much weight on these observations when I should have looked at the bigger picture.""I've thought about probably every day since it's happened," he said.Dr Bumford said he received no onboarding from the hospital except for providing immunisation history.
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