There has been widespread reporting of the shocking death of Eleanor Penrose, a young triathlete, who had just been offered a place at York University to study Maths.
Miss Penrose attended A&E at Hull Royal Infirmary early in the morning of August 13th 2015, suffering from diarrhoea and a headache. She was diagnosed with a stomach bug and sent home by a junior doctor.
Within hours, she returned to A&E showing signs of sepsis but was not given antibiotics for two hours by which time it was too late. She died later that day of sepsis caused by a meningococcal infection.
The coroner, Paul Marks, commented that, whilst it was not unreasonable for Eleanor to have been sent home after her initial visit to A&E, the failure to administer antibiotics immediately upon her return may have contributed to her subsequent death.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition, triggered by another infection in the body, which causes the immune system to over-react, frequently leading to inflammation and swelling across the body. Ultimately, it can lead to septic shock and death.
When signs of sepsis are observed – a high temperature, fast heartbeat, fast breathing and chills – the patient needs to be treated immediately with antibiotics to prevent the condition from deteriorating.
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