The rapid death of a young mother at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley has been put down to a failure on the part of the hospital staff to recognise the symptoms of sepsis and necrotising fasciitis.<\/p>\n
As reported on the BBC recently, Natalie Billingham died 72 hours after attending A&E with pain in her foot and symptoms of an infection.<\/p>\n
Extreme pain in the area of a wound or cut to the skin is a key sign of necrotising fasciitis and, when associated with the symptoms of an infection such as a high temperature and fast heartbeat, could be a sign of this shocking and potentially fatal illness.<\/p>\n
Following the death of Mrs Billingham, one of the treating practitioners has been suspended and the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is carrying out an internal investigation.<\/p>\n
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