Girl, 4, was 'as close to death as you can be' with Strep A as gran urges parents to heed warning signs
The grandmother of a little girl who was named the ‘illest child in the UK’ by a consultant as she clung onto life battling a severe case of Strep A has warned parents of the signs that showed their family she was seriously unwell.
The grandmother then issued a warning to parents to keep an eye out for any changes in their child: “I think that’s what parents need to look out for - a persistent pain in one part of the body. Because you’ve been told by someone who you trust that it’s a pulled muscle and to give her Calpol, you just trust that that’s the right thing.
“She was as close to death as you could be without actually dying, that’s what he said to us. She was on absolutely tons of support, medications, ventilator, dialysis. " RCPCH President Dr Camilla Kingdon, RCEM President Dr Adrian Boyle and RCGP President Prof Kamila Hawthorne said: "During any winter period colds, flus and bugs are widespread. But with the recent increase in Strep A cases, it’s no wonder that parents are very worried. We’d like to reassure parents and carers that this specific infection is both common and treatable. In fact, the majority of children will recover on their own without the need for antibiotics.
Danmark Seneste Nyt, Danmark Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også læse nyheder, der ligner denne, som vi har indsamlet fra andre nyhedskilder.
Girl who died from Strep A was turned away from A&E twice before being admittedHeartbroken father Robert McCorkindale, took his 9-year-old daughter Stella-Lily to A&E three times before she was admitted to an intensive care unit where she died from Strep A.
Læs mere »
‘The poorliest girl in England’ - 4-year-old with Strep A remains in intensive careCamila Rose Burns is fighting for her life with Strep A after doctors described her as “the poorliest girl in the whole of England.”
Læs mere »
Poorliest girl in England', 4, comes off ventilator in Strep A battleA GIRL who has been fighting for her life after contracting Strep A is no longer on a ventilator. Four-year-old Camila Rose Burns – dubbed the “the poorliest girl in England” – co…
Læs mere »
Strep A confirmed as cause of death of child, 4, in Dublin after investigationThere are high rates of Group A Strep and scarlet fever among children in Northern Ireland
Læs mere »
Chemists ARE running low on antibiotics for Strep A, as child death toll hits 15LOCAL chemists are running short of antibiotics used to treat Strep A amid the outbreak that’s killed 15 kids, a health chief says. David Webb, the country’s Chief Pharmaceutical Office…
Læs mere »