April 1st 2023.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) After tragically losing their 16-month-old daughter Evie to sepsis in 2018, Sam and Phil have issued an emotional warning to all parents to be aware of the signs and to feel confident to challenge decisions made by medical professionals.
When Sam and Phil took Evie to hospital her temperature was 39.9°C and her heartrate over 200, yet the hospital only prescribed Calpol and sent them home.
The couple felt reassured, but Evie's condition deteriorated quickly before she died.
Sam expressed that Evie's care wasn't being escalated, even though she showed signs of sepsis.
Since then, Sam and Phil have had two daughters, Lily and Nia, and when Nia was three, she was diagnosed with potential sepsis.
Thanks to antibiotics, her parents saw an improvement within 48 hours, something that reminds them of what could have been had Evie received the same treatment.
The court ruled Evie's death was caused by natural causes contributed to by neglect, and the St Helens and Knowsley NHS Foundation Trust have agreed to an action plan to prevent similar deaths.
Sam and Phil want parents to be aware of the signs of sepsis and to feel empowered to challenge medical decisions.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Sam and Phil endured a heartbreaking tragedy when their 16-month-old daughter, Evie Crandle, passed away from sepsis in 2018. After taking Evie to Whiston Hospital in Merseyside, nurses reassured them that her high temperature and elevated heart rate were from a urine infection. She was sent home with ibuprofen and Calpol, but her condition deteriorated quickly and she tragically died.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Determined to ensure that other parents are aware of the signs of sepsis and feel empowered to challenge medical decisions, Sam and Phil have issued an emotional warning. They explained that Evie’s care wasn’t being escalated even though she had signs of sepsis, and that more people need to know the signs so that medical professionals can react and treat as soon as possible.
Sam and Phil have since had two daughters, Lily and Nia, and they talk to them about Evie and keep her memory alive. Nia was recently diagnosed with potential sepsis, but was given antibiotics and saw an improvement within 48 hours. This serves as a stark reminder of what could have happened if Evie had been given antibiotics at her first hospital visit. Liverpool Coroner’s Court recorded a verdict of death from natural causes contributed to by neglect in Evie’s case, and St Helens and Knowsley NHS Foundation Trust agreed to an action plan to prevent a future death of this type.
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