Little Evelyn Smith's death could have been prevented if she had been diagnosed and treated correctly a coroner has ruled. A seven year-old girl died just two hours after being sent away from hospital for the THIRD time following repeated misdiagnosis. Little Evelyn Smith was rushed to A&E by her parents last September after falling ill suddenly, suffering from a soaring temperature and vomiting. The youngster was misdiagnosed and sent away from hospital and her GP's surgery. After her terrified mum Helen took her daughter to see a doctor for the third time in three days, just two hours after being sent away, Evelyn collapsed and died at her home in Warwick. An inquest into her death discovered she had died from a rare bacterial infection - Bacterial trachetis - as a result of croup.
Even though a doctor had diagnosed Evelyn with viral croup, they failed to recognise the deadly bacterial complications she was suffering from - and a coroner has ruled that Evelyn's death could have been prevented if she had been diagnosed and treated correctly. Devastated Helen said: "Losing Evelyn has been totally devastating for us. "She deteriorated so rapidly, even a year on it doesn't seem real. She was such a happy girl - a real livewire, so happy and alway smiling. She's left a huge hole in our family. "We took her to hospital three times in three days - we repeatedly returned for medical help and that should have been a red flag to doctors and nurses. "I don't want any other parent to go through what we have been through. Trust your instincts - if you think there's something seriously wrong, insist that it is looked at."
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