Doctor Cries While Giving Evidence At Inquest Into Aoife Johnston's Death

A doctor who treated 16-year old Aoife Johnston prior to her death at University Hospital Limerick , wept in the witness box at the teenager’s inquest and told Limerick Coroner, John McNamara, that the emergency department at UHL was “not a safe environment” for patients.

She said that despite prescribing antibiotics for Aoife at 6.40am on December 18th, to treat suspected meningitis, Aoife did not receive this medication for an hour and 15 minutes. She said a severe weather episode had “exacerbated” overcrowding in the ED and that “Category Two patients”, include Aoife, who are regarded to be seriously ill patients, were “deteriorating” due to lengthy waiting times to see a doctor.

Aoife presented at UHL at 5.40pm on December 17th, 2022. The hospital’s protocols on sepsis, which require sepsis queried patents to be seen urgently were not followed. She agreed she had been severely emotionally impacted by Aoife’s death and that the teenager’s death had led to her quitting the HSE.

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