Negligence over young boy’s death in hospital

A four year old boy was rushed to hospital with severe abdominal pain from a bowel obstruction by his parents, but remained misdiagnosed in the emergency department for hours before he died. He was allegedly dehydrated from vomiting and had rapid breathing, but was not given treatment for either symptom until he was transferred to the child’s ward where he suffered a fatal heart attack. The hospital is being sued for negligence by the boy’s parents.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Citizens Voice

Related Disease Topics:

• Dehydration
• Heart attack

Related Symptom Topics:

• Severe abdominal pain
• Vomiting
• Rapid breathing

Article Source Details

About: Negligence over young boy’s death in hospital

Date: 21 September 2005

Source: The Citizens Voice

Author: Robert Kalinowski

URL: http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15247034&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Death from dehydration
• Death from negligence
• Death from severe abdominal pain
• Death from bowel obstruction
• Death from misdiagnosis
• Death from heart attack
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and negligence
• Misdiagnosis and bowel obstruction
• Misdiagnosis and abdominal pain
• Misdiagnosis and severe abdominal pain
• Misdiagnosis and dehydration
• Misdiagnosis and vomiting
• Misdiagnosis and rapid breathing
• Misdiagnosis and heart attack
• Medical malpractice
• Medical malpractice and heart attack
• Medical malpractice and dehydration
• Medical malpractice and severe abdominal pain
• Medical malpractice and abdominal pain
• Medical malpractice and negligence
• Medical malpractice and child health
• Medical malpractice and pediatrics
• Medical malpractice and childhood death
• Medical malpractice and bowel obstruction
• Medical malpractice and infant death

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