Friday 29 April 2016

Girl, 14, died in torchlit ward surgery after theatre access delay

Girl, 14, died in torchlit ward surgery after theatre access delay Inquest hears Bristol hospital had no theatres free on night Emma Welch had internal bleeding after spinal procedure

A 14-year-old girl died after an emergency night-time operation during which medics were forced to use a torch to make sure there was enough light to work by.

Emma Welch underwent surgery on a ward because the two available operating theatres at Bristol children’s hospital were in use on the night she suffered complications. Continue reading... The Guardian

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