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A devastated mother-to-be is terrified of losing her new baby after the death of her 15-month-old daughter.
Evie Crandell's mother said she was "irreparable" following the death of her granddaughter in April of last year.
Samantha McNeice and her partner Phil Crandle took their baby to Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, with signs of sepsis, including high temperature and high heart rate.
However, as Liverpool Echo reports, although she was seen by a number of medical staff, she was treated for sepsis only 15 hours after admission.
The child was sent home with ibuprofen and Calpol and died two days later, on April 16, after being admitted to Alder Hey.
An investigation into the death of Evie began yesterday at Liverpool Coroners Court.
Here, her parents claimed that the medical staff had "dropped in the worst way" their little girl.
Sepsis: the facts
■ Sepsis affects 250,000 people in the UK and kills 44,000 each year. It's more than cancer of the bowel, bad and prostate and road accidents combined.
■ Sepsis is the body's often deadly response to infection.
■ At first it may look like a flu or chest infection, but it can quickly become serious.
■ Seek emergency medical help if you develop any of the following diseases …
– are lethargic or difficult to wake up
– feeling unusually cold to the touch
– the skin is marbled, bluish or pale
– breathe very quickly
– have a rash that does not fade when you tap on it
– having a seizure or convulsions
In a heartbreaking statement, Samantha – who is nearly eight months pregnant – told the court, through her tears, how much she was "petrified" and that she was going to lose her baby again.
The inconsolable mother said, "We are completely broke, I have this baby on the way, which must arrive in six weeks and I am petrified.
"I'm afraid she's sick and nobody listens to her again and I'm going to lose her too."
Whiston's mother told the court that her daughter had shown "almost all signs of sepsis".
She said: "She vomited on waking, had blue lips, cold hands and feet, was very lethargic, had a very high temperature of 39.9 and a fast heart rate.
"She was not at all herself.
"We explained to nurses and doctors how much Evie had a lot of energy and did not like to sit on her lap, she goes out to play and explore and she can not do that.
"She could not raise her arms, she was trying to sleep all day, I asked her why she was sleeping but her eyes were a bit open.
"Evie never did that before."
Samantha, who had a picture of Evie in front of her throughout the investigation, said that she and Phil "knew the signs of sepsis" and "repeatedly questioned" about it. .
She added: "We knew enough about sepsis to ask questions about it in the only place where she could look after it, to identify the signs and ask for help quickly."
"And our daughter has been abandoned in the worst possible way.
"She is part of our lives forever.
Young children and the elderly are most at risk – but EVERYONE can get sepsis
"We cry every day and I just can not imagine this stop.
"She was so brave and so strong.
"Our lives were built around Evie, she was the center of our universe.
"We lost our daughter and have to face the fact that we knew what was wrong with her.
"I feel that I have failed Evie in the worst possible way."
(Image: Liverpool Echo)
The Liverpool coroners also heard Evie's devoured father, Phil, who said he could not bring himself to talk about his past daughter.
Visibly upset, he said in court, which was filled with friends and family: "My daughter Evie is perfect.
"Nobody knows her as her mother and father, we love her beyond words, we can explain her and we will do it forever.
"She is exceptional and during her 15 months and 8 days, you could see the beautiful person in which she flourished.
"So confident and intelligent, so full of character and cheek, so happy and always looking to explore and learn and more beautiful than I could ever have imagined and so courageous and strong at the end.
What is sepsis?
Sepsis is a rare but serious complication of an infection.
Without rapid treatment, sepsis can lead to multiple organ failure and death.
The first symptoms of sepsis may include:
- high temperature (fever) or low body temperature
- chills and thrills
- a quick heartbeat
- fast breathing
In some cases, symptoms of more severe sepsis or septic shock (when your blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level) develop shortly afterwards.
These can include:
- feeling dizzy or fainting
- a change in mental state – such as confusion or disorientation
- diarrhea
- nausea and vomiting
- speech disturbances
- severe muscle pain
- severe shortness of breath
- urine production below normal – for example, do not urinate for a day
- cold, moist, pale or marbled skin
- loss of consciousness
When to ask for medical help
If you have recently had an infection or injury and you have early signs of sepsis, seek NHS 111 advice immediately.
If you suspect sepsis, you will usually be sent to the hospital for further diagnosis and treatment.
Severe sepsis and septic shock are medical emergencies. If you think that you or any of your loved ones have any of these conditions, go directly to A & E or call 999.
"We immediately asked about sepsis and even sitting under a sign in the waiting room, we were told it was more like a urine infection by a nurse in band 6 and we felt a such relief despite the fact that we still felt this fear.
"They could never drop a 15-month-old child, but they did."
The Liverpool Coroner's Court learned how Sam and Phil arrived at Whiston Hospital with their daughter around 11:30.
However, despite the obvious signs of sepsis, the medical staff felt that the youth had a "water infection" and asked for a urine sample.
On the first day of the investigation, the court heard three medical staff members, pediatric nurses Kay Archer and Penny Hartley, as well as Dr. Jennifer Hale.
The three staff members told the court that Evie had not presented herself as "a skeptical child".
The court also learned that all staff members have since received additional training on sepsis following Evie's death.
The investigation is continuing.
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