Children's Health Ireland apologises for failures in care to girl (4) who died after presenting with a rash
Children’s Health Ireland has issued a formal apology in the High Court for failures in care that led to the death of a four-year-old girl from meningococcal sepsis. The family settled a legal action after the hospital misdiagnosed the child's condition as a respiratory infection.
Why it matters
This case underscores the critical importance of adhering to medical protocols for sepsis and meningitis to prevent avoidable pediatric deaths.
Children’s Health Ireland has apologised for the “failures in the care” provided to a four-year-old girl who died hours after presenting at Tallaght University Hospital with a rash.
The apology was read in the High Court as the little girl’s parents settled a High Court action over her death.
The child or her family cannot be identified by order of the court.
The family’s counsel, Jeremy Maher, instructed by Arthur Cox solicitors, told the court the girl’s mother had discovered a rash on her daughter and she was taken to hospital by ambulance on February 12th, 2018.
Counsel said the mother raised the possibility of meningitis but was repeatedly dismissed, and a respiratory tract infection was diagnosed.
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