Joel Rawlinson collapsed while on his Playstation at home and never recovered
Crucial delays in treating a critically ill 12-year-old old boy with a history of heart problems after he collapsed and was admitted to a hospital A&E contributed to his death, a coroner has concluded.
Staff were even said to have used fax to send over key information about Joel, an archaic practice that is said to have ended only in 2022. Despite how poorly Joel was, consideration was even given to moving the boy onto a regular children's ward at North Manchester, the inquest was told. He said medics should have considered administering further fluids at that time and, if this didn't work, considered transferring him to a specialist children's hospital by 1am. Such a discussion didn't take place until around 9am, the inquest heard.
Joel's mother Rachel Messenger told the inquest her son had told her 'mum, I'm not feeling well', and had vomited blood and couldn't walk.
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