 who assessed her decided she was "not very sick" and discharged her with a diagnosis of viral tonsillitis. The next evening, on December 23, Riya's mum Geeta panicked at the sight of white puss in the back of her daughter's throat and decided to return to the hospital. As they were leaving, Riya's dad Mukesh thought she was choking and patted her on the back. She collapsed and went into cardiac arrest, suffering severe brain damage that ended her life in Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) five days later, My London reports. "We were literally leaving and she stood up and said she could not breathe. It was so quick. I do not understand how it could happen so quick," Ms Hirani told St Pancras Coroner's Court during an inquest into her daughter's death on Thursday (September 14). Her parents recalled their delight after a 10-year battle to conceive was successful by IVF. "She was very active, loved to sing and dance, and do arts and crafts. She was a bright and smart girl," Ms Hirani said. "She adored Lego. She would spend hours playing with her little sister, making up characters with her Lego. She had a ve){kind=link}
Riya Hirani, of Wetheral Drive in Stanmore, was discharged from Northwick Park Hospital, in Harrow, on December 22, 2022 with a piece of paper and advice to use over-the-counter painkillers
A nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal cardiac arrest the day after being misdiagnosed in the middle of a Strep A outbreak could have been saved, a coroner has concluded.
Riya Hirani, of Wetheral Drive in Stanmore, was discharged from Northwick Park Hospital, in Harrow, on December 22, 2022 with a piece of paper and advice to use over-the-counter painkillers, despite pleas by her parents for a course of antibiotics as news of a deadly outbreak hit headlines.
She was taken to the North West London hospital by her mum and dad on advice from NHS 111 due to concerns about a three-day fever, red throat, and difficulty with getting her words out. But the Senior House Officer (SHO) who assessed her decided she was “not very sick” and discharged her with a diagnosis of viral tonsillitis.
The next evening, on December 23, Riya’s mum Geeta panicked at the sight of white puss in the back of her daughter’s throat and decided to return to the hospital. As they were leaving, Riya’s dad Mukesh thought she was choking and patted her on the back. She collapsed and went into cardiac arrest, suffering severe brain damage that ended her life in Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) five days later, My London reports.