Girl, 3, dies hours after A&E visit as ‘docs didn’t recognise symptoms’
Her grieving family claim doctors failed to spot that she had sepsis.Diane Sarkar, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s chief nursing and quality officer, said: “We took action to ensure better processes were in place.”
However, the youngster passed away ten hours later after a cardiac arrest.A GIRL died just hours after going to A&E because doctors allegedly didn’t recognise her symptoms.Her father said: “She was a thriving, healthy child.”May she rest in perpetual light as we hold memories of her close to our hearts.”
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She was initially diagnosed with tonsillitis by an out-of-hours GP and sent home with antibiotics.A tribute to Zadie read: “We will never forget our daughter’s beautiful smile and happy nature.”There was no mention of sepsis, so afterwards we were left in limbo trying to deduce what happened.”Parents Theo and Rhiannon say they were only made aware two months later from post-mortem results.
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Today an inquest will explore Zadie’s treatment and the hospital’s sepsis policies.Zadie Ajetunmobi, three, was rushed to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, in November 2022 with a high temperature.But just three days later Zadie’s mother took her back to A&E with a soaring temperature.They also allege their daughter’s death could have been prevented if Zadie got the correct treatment at A&E, according to The Daily Mail.
