Perth Children s Hospital where seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath died. Photo: Wikimedia
On April 3, seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath died in the Emergency Department (ED) of Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH).
Aishwarya’s parents had repeatedly requested staff check on her as her condition worsened. Later they took hunger strike action outside the hospital to force authorities to release a report into her death in the hospital.
The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) report, released on May 17, revealed a “cascade” of errors. The CAHS executive has since refused to endorse the findings of their own report. However, junior staff involved in Aishwarya’s care at the time of her death are being referred to the Australian Health Professional Registration Authority (AHPRA) for further investigation.
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A similar system will now be brought in because another child, seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath, died in similar harrowing circumstances on Easter Saturday this year. It brought back raw memories. It brought back memories of Malakai. So yeah, I feel for the family, Ms Brown said. I know what they would have been going through.
The tragedy of Malakai s death unfolded across five days in 2016. On Monday, August 22, the seven-month-old became unwell and his parents took him to Midland Hospital. They went home after being told he was teething.
On Tuesday an ambulance took him to Princess Margaret Hospital after a high heart rate and vomiting but he was sent home with Panadol.Â
Health by Evin Priest 17th May 2021 8:09 AM The tragic death of a young girl has forced a dramatic change in how parents are treated in emergency rooms when presenting sick children. Seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath was rushed to Perth Children s Hospital with a severe fever in April. Aishwarya and her parents sat for two hours in emergency trying to see a doctor, with her eyes turning cloudy, hands going cold and her whole body becoming rigid during the agonising wait. Her parents, Aswath Chavittupara and Prasitha Sasidharan, begged emergency staff numerous times to have a doctor see her but claim their concerns were ignored.
Health by Evin Priest 17th May 2021 8:09 AM The tragic death of a young girl has forced a dramatic change in how parents are treated in emergency rooms when presenting sick children. Seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath was rushed to Perth Children s Hospital with a severe fever in April. Aishwarya and her parents sat for two hours in emergency trying to see a doctor, with her eyes turning cloudy, hands going cold and her whole body becoming rigid during the agonising wait. Her parents, Aswath Chavittupara and Prasitha Sasidharan, begged emergency staff numerous times to have a doctor see her but claim their concerns were ignored.