My mum fell out of bed in hospital, and after a cursory check they put her back into bed on hourly checks. Four hours later she was dead.
The PM says that she died of an internal bleed following a rupture to the pleura (the outer covering of the lungs) caused by three broken ribs, badly broken, clearly, not just cracked.
Not looking for sympathy (in fact it was a quick-ish exit from what could have been longer and nastier) but I'm less than impressed that they put her back to bed without a full (including X-ray/scan) examination.
As her son I have the legal right to ask questions of the witnesses (nurses x 3, doctor x 1) who will appear. I'm not going to instruct a solicitor/counsel, yet, though I might.
Any tips, suggestions, advice? I'm receiving a copy of the PM and the witness statements.
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