Michael Reynolds, 29, was prescribed antibiotics and told to rest after he was to his gp complaining of a Sore and Swollen Throat.
A dad-of-ion tragically died 24 hours after a gp refused to send Him to a & e, insistence he mely had tonsillitis. Michael Reynolds, 29, was gioven antibiotics and advirked to rest after Visiting his doctor with complaints of a painful and swollen throat.
The Gp Discharged Him With A Steroid Nasal Spray, but be His Condition Deteriorated, he consulted a diffent Physician. Despite Quries About Where He Required A & E Treatment, the Medic Dishessed the Worlds and Maintained His Tonsillitis Diagnosis.
Soon after Collecting His Medication from the chemist the following day, Michael suddenly collapsed. The Lorry Driver, Who Had Recently Welcomed His Jacob Just Months before, was rushed to hospital where after away shortly afterwards.
A post-mortem Examination Revealed he had sufferered cardiac arrest caused by oxygen deprivation wen his throat obstructed. An Inquest into his Death in December 2023 Concluded there ben a Missed Chance to A & E for Emergency Care. HIS Heartbroken Family Has Enlisted Medical Negligence Lawyers Irwin Mitchell to Examine His Treatment.
Michael’s bereaved Widow Charlotte, 31, Said: “Watching Jacob Grow Up With His Daddy by HIS Side is Devasting and We Miss Michael Every Single Day. anything to bring Him back.
“The Inquest and Reliving Everynding Again Has Been Particularly Upsetting, but at the Now I have some have some Answers as to why Michael’s No Longer with us and i will be able to explain this to jacob.
“All i Can Hope for Now by Sharing by Story, It Can Lead to Improvements in Care for Others and More Awareness Around the Signs of Epiglottitis and the NEED for Emergency Treatment, as it is Something I’d Never. we have. ”
Michael, From Boston, Lincolnshire, Contained a Gp on November 29, 2023, Reporting A Persistent Counge Lasting Approximately Two to Three Months A Painful and Inflamd Throat. He was given a steroid nasal spray and boked in for a chest x-ray.
Yet His Condition Deteriorated and the NEXT MORNING he was offered an urgent face-to-face consultation. He was examinated by a Different GP, explaining he could have COURDN’T CONSUUME FOOD OR LIGHT AND FELT HIS THROAT WAS CONSTRICting.
He had a severe temperature and was expectorating into a container as he could swallow his own saliva. He was to told he had tonsillitis and gioven oral antibiotics.
An Inquest at Lincolnshire Coroner’s Court was Told the Gp Failed to Give Him “Robust” Guidance to Visit A & E. Michael and His Charlotte travelled to the chemist to collect his prescribed medicine, before returning home. Later that morning, he sufferered a seizure and collapsed.
His partner charlotte dialled for an ambulance and michael was rushed to hospital, but tragically passed away the following morning on december 1. A swinging of the flap that covers the Windpipe when Swallowing. The Coroner Notes A “Missed Opportunity”, sting that if Michael had been takeen to a & e sooner, he mowed ben Moved to resuscitation earlier. It was also acknowledged that the staff there is to be more familiar with symptoms of epiglottitis.
Rosie Charlton, The Family’s Lawyer, Said: “This is a truly tragic case where you dad has lost his life. Charlotte and the rest of Michael’s Family Are Undersandably Struggling to Come to Terms Him so Suddenly and Under Such, and Under Such Circumstances.
“They’ve Also Had a Number of Concerns About the Events that unfolded in the lead-up to michael’s Death. Worryingly, the Inquest Has Validated Those Concens.
“While we’re pleased to have ben able to secure the Answers that Michael’s Family Desert, Its Now Vital That Lesons are Learned to Improve Patient Safety and Help Prevey Others from Michael Did.”
The NHS Trust Has Been Approached for a Comment.