Grammar school girl, 17, who died on school trip to New York after teachers didn t let her see a doctor when she felt ill at the Empire State Building was treatable right up to moment she had cardiac arrest, doctor tells inquest
Ana Uglow, 17, a student at Bristol Grammar School, died from sepsis on school trip to New York in 2019
She collapsed in hotel room and was rushed to Mount Sinai West hospital, where she was pronounced dead
Inquest heard from ICU doctor who said 17-year-old could have been treated with oral antibiotics
School bosses told the inquest that school prefect Ms Uglow had not directly asked to see a doctor
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image captionAna was on a trip to the USA when she became unwell
A teenager died from sepsis on a school trip to New York after telling teachers she felt unwell, an inquest has heard.
Ana Uglow, 17, a student at Bristol Grammar School, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai West hospital in 2019.
Avon Coroner s Court heard she was on a school trip to Washington, Philadelphia and New York at the time.
Her parents said Ana told teachers she thought she had a chest infection and asked to see a doctor two days before her death, but this was refused .
Ana Uglow, 17, a student at Bristol Grammar School, died on school trip in 2019
She was rushed to Mount Sinai West hospital, New York, after falling ill on trip
Inquest heard from her mother that Ana told teachers she wanted to see doctor but teachers refused
She collapsed in a hotel room and later died, with doctors finding she had sepsis
School bosses told the inquest that Ana s had not directly asked to see a doctor
They say Ana reported that she felt better and went on a walking tour with group
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