Catie McLeod
Consumer Affairs Reporter at The Guardian Australia
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Catie McLeod
The septic shock death of a two-year-old girl in a regional New South Wales hospital was preventable, senior medical experts told an inquest. Pippa Mae White died on 13 June 2022, two months before her third birthday, after doctors at the hospitals in Cowra and Orange wrongly assumed she had an acute viral illness rather than the serious bacterial infection that killed her.
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theguardian.com | Catie McLeod
A senior official who oversees the emergency transport of critically ill children in New South Wales believes two-year-old Pippa Mae White’s septic shock death was the result of an “absolutely devastating” bacterial infection, an inquest has heard. Kathryn Browning Carmo, an associate professor in neonatology and acting director of the Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transport Service team (Nets), on Tuesday told an inquest into Pippa’s death the young girl likely had Group A Strep.
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ca.news.yahoo.com | Catie McLeod
Pippa Mae White was taken to Cowra hospital in 2022 and died from sepsis at Orange hospital the next day. A coronial inquest into her death is investigating the medical care that Pippa received at both hospitals. Pippa Mae White was taken to Cowra hospital in 2022 and died from sepsis at Orange hospital the next day. A coronial inquest into her death is investigating the medical care that Pippa received at both hospitals.
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theguardian.com | Catie McLeod
The nurse who triaged a two-year-old girl who died of septic shock in regional New South Wales has told an inquest she doesn’t think she would have activated a rapid paediatric sepsis pathway for her if even if she had access to the document at the time. Pippa Mae White died on 13 June 2022, two months before her third birthday, after doctors at the hospitals in Cowra and Orange assumed she had an acute viral illness, rather than the bacterial infection that resulted in her death.
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theguardian.com | Catie McLeod |Jonathan Barrett
Thrifting was made for times like these. A prolonged period of high living costs and consumer pushback against the excesses of fast fashion has led to soaring interest in buying secondhand clothes and pre-owned homewares. Big business is tapping into the trend, drawing mixed reactions from thrifters accustomed to spending their money at charitable op shops.
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