Failings highlighted during Aoife Johnston inquest are an indictment of the health service
Tragic death of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston by medical misadventure comes amid other concerning cases and warnings from campaigners
Source: irishtimes.com
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'Aoife was our baby, a cool kid. It breaks our hearts – it was a horrible death'
For James and Carol Johnston, Aoife (16) wasn’t just their baby girl – she was their “cool kid”. Aoife was a teenager who was “beautiful inside and out” according to her father, James, and someone who deserved far better than the horrific death she endured at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in a critically overcrowded emergency department described by consultant Dr James Gray as “a death trap”.
Source: independent.ie
Inquest Into Death Of Shannon Teen Aoife Johnston At UHL Concludes Today
The inquest into the death of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick is to conclude today. The Shannon teenager passed away in 2022 after spending twelve hours waiting on chairs in the Emergency Department. The inquest has heard the hospital didn’t follow protocol with suspected sepsis patients, and Aoife wasn’t seen by a doctor […]
Source: clare.fm
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Aoife Johnston inquest: Limerick hospital 'like a death trap' on weekend teen sought help – The Irish Times
16-year-old girl ‘had no chance’ when she presented at the hospital due to overcrowded and ‘dangerous’ conditions, says emergency medicine consultant
Source: irishtimes.com
Consultant warns Aoife Johnston (16) inquest that UHL emergency department was 'a death trap'
An emergency consultant who declined to attend University Hospital Limerick (UHL), despite a request from a nurse manager concerned about a spiralling overcrowding crisis, told the inquest into the death of Clare teen Aoife Johnston (16) that overcrowding had left the emergency department resembling "a death trap" that weekend.
Source: independent.ie