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1/1 A PATHOLOGIST told an inquest that she believed a teenager who died a day after being diagnosed with tonsillitis by a nurse should have been seen by a doctor and undergone abdominal, blood pressure and pulse checks. Toby James Hudson, 19, from Weymouth, died on July 4 2019 after being rushed to Dorset County Hospital when his condition deteriorated. Coroner Rachael Griffin told an inquest the cause of death was Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which caused mononucleosis and led to sepsis, ruptured spleen and multi organ failure. A day before his death, on July 3 2019, Toby - who was suffering from a severe swollen neck - had been assessed by a nurse at the urgent care centre in Weymouth Community Hospital. She did not check his respiratory or blood pressure because she felt it was ‘not needed’ and prescribed penicillin antibiotics after diagnosing tonsillitis, the inquest heard.
Student, 19, who called doctor s office 25 times to be refused appointment dies from sepsis
University student Toby Hudson was unable to speak to anyone at the practice because of a faulty phone system and eventually gave up and called again the next day to be told he could not be seen for at least 48 hours
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Toby had been suffering from a cough for around two months before he returned home
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Toby Hudson, 19, was initially unable to speak to a doctor in Weymouth, Dorset due to a faulty phone system and eventually gave up and decided to try again the next day
A university student died from sepsis after trying 25 times to get through to a GP surgery before being wrongly diagnosed with tonsillitis, an inquest heard.
Toby Hudson, 19, was initially unable to speak to a doctor in Weymouth, Dorset due to a faulty phone system and eventually gave up and decided to try again the next day.
When he did get through to a receptionist, Mr Hudson was told he could not have an appointment for at least 48 hours because he was registered at another surgery in Southampton, Hampshire.