Woman, 31, ‘left to fend for herself’ on A&E trolley for 10 HOURS while coughing blood’ before she died, inquest told --[Reported by Umva mag]

A WOMAN died after she was left “fending for herself” on a hospital trolley in the corridor of an A&E for 10 hours, an inquest has heard. Tamara Davis, 31, was left coughing up blood and was “abandoned in her most vulnerable moment” when she died of sepsis in December 2022. Miya Davis / Brighton PicturesTamara Davis was “left without dignity” before her death[/caption] Miya Davis, Tamara’s sister, said she was left to “fend for herself”Brighton Pictures Brighton PicturesTamara’s boyfriend Raphael Ifil (centre) with her mum Sue and sister Miya outside the court today[/caption] She had been rushed to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton after complaining of breathing difficulties. Tamara was subsequently placed in a side room and given oxygen, but was later moved into a corridor when another patient needed the room. Despite her condition becoming progressively worse, she was left on a trolley in the busy corridor. At one stage there were 20 patients being treated in the hospital corridor. Eventually a medical team was called and she was rushed through to intensive care, but she later died. An inquest today heard she had been failed by a healthcare system stretched to the limit. Joanne Andrews, West Sussex coroner, also said she was going to write to the Department of Health and NHS England to voice her concerns over the use of corridors in the treatment of patients. Recording a conclusion of death by natural causes, she said: “In relation to the use of corridors this does to me create a substantial concern.” But she added: “There is no evidence of the patient having been placed in a corridor caused or contributed to her death in these circumstances.’ The inquest earlier heard Tamara had been “abandoned” by a healthcare system stretched to the limit. In a statement read to the court, Tamara’s sister Miya said: “‘In the few hours [she was in A&E] she was being made to fend for herself. “She was abandoned in that corridor at her most vulnerable moments, coughing up blood and suffering from diarrhoea.” Dr Andrew Leonard, the consultant who treated Tamara in the corridor, said: “Anyone being looked after in a corridor is a concern because it is a failure of normal care processes.” He said the statements from the family about how they felt Tamara had been failed were “heartbreaking”. The doctor added: “Unfortunately we live in a world where more corridor care has become increasingly the norm in the last few years and that is a tragedy and not something any doctor or nurse would say is a good idea but is a result of pressures on the system.” He said he was “unhappy” Tamara had to receive treatment in a corridor, but added that there was “nowhere else to put patients”. Tamara had been suffering from cold-like symptoms and breathing difficulties before she collapsed at home on the evening of December 10, 2022. Her partner Raphael Ifil desperately called 999 five times to try and get an emergency ambulance. Brighton PicturesRaphael made a desperate 999 call, but had to rush Tamara to the hospital himself[/caption] Tamara with her boyfriend RaphaelBrighton Pictures But after failing, he got a friend to drive Tamara the three miles to Royal Sussex County Hospital. She was admitted at 11.14pm and immediately taken through to a resuscitation cubicle in A&E, where she was given oxygen. But when her vital signs improved and another patient needed the room at 5.30am, she was wheeled out on the trolley into the corridor. Tamara then spent the next 10 hours on the trolley with other sick patients all around her, the inquest heard. She had been diagnosed with severe flu and, although she was given antibiotics, paracetamol and IV fluids, a second dose of antibiotics she was due to receive was missed by medics. Her condition continued to deteriorate throughout the day and she began to cough up blood and suffered diarrhoea. Her sister Miya had to help her to the toilet and because there was none available and she had to change her soiled sheets. Tamara’s condition continued to worsen throughout the day and she was eventually taken into back into a resuscitation room. She was then transferred to an intensive care bed, where she was placed on a ventilator. Alice Edmondson, a senior nurse on duty at the time, said: “We’d never move anyone to a corridor out of choice. Nobody should be nursed in a corridor. “I really want the family to know that I as a senior nurse feel upset every day that people are in the corridor when they shouldn’t be.” Tamara’s condition deteriorated in intensive care and she died from sepsis and multiple organ failure on December 13. Her cause of death was given as sepsis and multiple organ failure brought on by broncho-pneumonia and influenza. Her heartbroken family have previously said Tamara was “failed” by the hospital and died after ‘disgusting’ treatment. They say Tamara had be

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Woman, 31, ‘left to fend for herself’ on A&E trolley for 10 HOURS while coughing blood’ before she died, inquest told --[Reported by Umva mag]

A WOMAN died after she was left “fending for herself” on a hospital trolley in the corridor of an A&E for 10 hours, an inquest has heard.

Tamara Davis, 31, was left coughing up blood and was “abandoned in her most vulnerable moment” when she died of sepsis in December 2022.

a woman with green hair is smiling with her hand on her face

Tamara Davis was “left without dignity” before her death[/caption]

a woman in a leopard print dress stands in front of a window — Miya Davis, Tamara’s sister, said she was left to “fend for herself”

Tamara’s boyfriend Raphael Ifil (centre) with her mum Sue and sister Miya outside the court today[/caption]

She had been rushed to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton after complaining of breathing difficulties.

Tamara was subsequently placed in a side room and given oxygen, but was later moved into a corridor when another patient needed the room.

Despite her condition becoming progressively worse, she was left on a trolley in the busy corridor.

At one stage there were 20 patients being treated in the hospital corridor.

Eventually a medical team was called and she was rushed through to intensive care, but she later died.

An inquest today heard she had been failed by a healthcare system stretched to the limit.

Joanne Andrews, West Sussex coroner, also said she was going to write to the Department of Health and NHS England to voice her concerns over the use of corridors in the treatment of patients.

Recording a conclusion of death by natural causes, she said: “In relation to the use of corridors this does to me create a substantial concern.”

But she added: “There is no evidence of the patient having been placed in a corridor caused or contributed to her death in these circumstances.’

The inquest earlier heard Tamara had been “abandoned” by a healthcare system stretched to the limit.

In a statement read to the court, Tamara’s sister Miya said: “‘In the few hours [she was in A&E] she was being made to fend for herself.

“She was abandoned in that corridor at her most vulnerable moments, coughing up blood and suffering from diarrhoea.”

Dr Andrew Leonard, the consultant who treated Tamara in the corridor, said: “Anyone being looked after in a corridor is a concern because it is a failure of normal care processes.”

He said the statements from the family about how they felt Tamara had been failed were “heartbreaking”.

The doctor added: “Unfortunately we live in a world where more corridor care has become increasingly the norm in the last few years and that is a tragedy and not something any doctor or nurse would say is a good idea but is a result of pressures on the system.”

He said he was “unhappy” Tamara had to receive treatment in a corridor, but added that there was “nowhere else to put patients”.

Tamara had been suffering from cold-like symptoms and breathing difficulties before she collapsed at home on the evening of December 10, 2022.

Her partner Raphael Ifil desperately called 999 five times to try and get an emergency ambulance.

a man wearing a blue jacket with a fur hood

Raphael made a desperate 999 call, but had to rush Tamara to the hospital himself[/caption]

a man wearing a blue jacket with the word racing on it — Tamara with her boyfriend Raphael

But after failing, he got a friend to drive Tamara the three miles to Royal Sussex County Hospital.

She was admitted at 11.14pm and immediately taken through to a resuscitation cubicle in A&E, where she was given oxygen.

But when her vital signs improved and another patient needed the room at 5.30am, she was wheeled out on the trolley into the corridor.

Tamara then spent the next 10 hours on the trolley with other sick patients all around her, the inquest heard.

She had been diagnosed with severe flu and, although she was given antibiotics, paracetamol and IV fluids, a second dose of antibiotics she was due to receive was missed by medics.

Her condition continued to deteriorate throughout the day and she began to cough up blood and suffered diarrhoea.

Her sister Miya had to help her to the toilet and because there was none available and she had to change her soiled sheets.

Tamara’s condition continued to worsen throughout the day and she was eventually taken into back into a resuscitation room.

She was then transferred to an intensive care bed, where she was placed on a ventilator.

Alice Edmondson, a senior nurse on duty at the time, said: “We’d never move anyone to a corridor out of choice. Nobody should be nursed in a corridor.

“I really want the family to know that I as a senior nurse feel upset every day that people are in the corridor when they shouldn’t be.”

Tamara’s condition deteriorated in intensive care and she died from sepsis and multiple organ failure on December 13.

Her cause of death was given as sepsis and multiple organ failure brought on by broncho-pneumonia and influenza.

Her heartbroken family have previously said Tamara was “failed” by the hospital and died after ‘disgusting’ treatment.

They say Tamara had been left without “dignity” and said the care she received was “dreadful”.

Previously Dr Andy Heeps, Chief Operating Officer at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, said: “I cannot publicly discuss Tamara’s care, but in general terms it is undoubtedly the case that our staff sometimes have to work under significant pressure, in difficult circumstances, but they will always do their very best to give care, compassion and dignity to their patients.”

two women are hugging each other and one has glasses on .

Tamara and her sister Maya[/caption]

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