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A rare flesh-eating bacteria believed to have killed a teenager turned away from Broken Hill Hospital nearly claimed the life of a second man sent home from its emergency department in remarkably similar circumstances.
Peter Carter is suing the Far West Local Health District for negligence after the ordeal left him clinging to life in Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Peter Carter nearly died from flesh-eating bacteria after being sent home from Broken Hill Hospital.
Broken Hill teenager Alex Braes died an âexcruciatingâ death in 2017 after being sent home three times from the hospitalâs emergency department with an increasingly painful and swollen leg.
Series of hospital failures that led to Alex Braes dying of infected toenail
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Transfer only option after teen Alex Braes went into septic shock in Broken Hill hospital, coroner hears | New South Wales
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Doctor forced to âshopâ around dying teen A traumatised doctor has sobbed in court, describing the moment he was forced to âshop aroundâ dying teen Alex Braes, while also trying to save his life.
Health by Natalie Wolfe 21st Apr 2021 12:57 PM A traumatised doctor has broken down in court, describing the moment he was forced to shop around a dying teenager to try and get him medically evacuated out of country NSW, while simultaneously trying to care for him. Doctor David Hooper was working at Broken Hill Base Hospital in September 2017 when 18-year-old Alex Braes repeatedly presented to the emergency department with pain in his knee.
Doctor forced to âshopâ around dying teen A traumatised doctor has sobbed in court, describing the moment he was forced to âshop aroundâ dying teen Alex Braes, while also trying to save his life.
Health by Natalie Wolfe 21st Apr 2021 12:57 PM A traumatised doctor has broken down in court, describing the moment he was forced to shop around a dying teenager to try and get him medically evacuated out of country NSW, while simultaneously trying to care for him. Doctor David Hooper was working at Broken Hill Base Hospital in September 2017 when 18-year-old Alex Braes repeatedly presented to the emergency department with pain in his knee.