Girl died from sepsis after mother's concerns 'dismissed'
Children’s Health Ireland has issued a formal apology in the High Court following the death of a four-year-old girl from sepsis. The family's legal action alleged that medical staff repeatedly dismissed the mother's concerns regarding meningitis.
Why it matters
This case highlights critical failures in diagnostic protocols and the importance of listening to patient and caregiver concerns in emergency medical settings.
The High Court has heard that a four-year-old girl whose mother's concerns about meningitis were "repeatedly dismissed" by medical staff later died from sepsis.
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has apologised for failures in the care provided to the girl who died just hours after she was taken to Tallaght University Hospital.
The apology was read in the High Court as the girl’s parents settled their legal action over her death.
Lawyers for the family, who cannot by identified by order of the court, said the girl’s mother had discovered rash on her daughter on 12 February 2018.
Senior Counsel Jeremy Maher told the court the mother raised the possibility of meningitis but was repeatedly dismissed and her daughter was diagnosed with a respiratory tract infection.
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