A doctor who fought to save the life of teenager Aoife Johnston has said medical staff faced "an impossible situation" in University Hospital Limerick's emergency department because of chronic overcrowding in December 2022.
The heartbroken parents of Aoife Johnston (16) fought back tears as they revealed how they begged doctors and nurses at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) to help their sick daughter.
The heartbroken parents of Aoife Johnston (16) fought back tears as they revealed how they begged doctors and nurses at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) to help their daughter as a Limerick Coroner's Court inquest into her death began today.
Aoife Johnston (16) died after waiting over 12 hours for critical treatment at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) as a coroner's inquest was told by a senior nurse manager the overcrowding situation in the emergency department that night was "akin to a war zone".