Parental instincts better than vital signs at predicting clinical deterioration, study suggests
In the shadow of Joe Massa's death, it is a complicated and sensitive issue, says Dr Sue Ieraci.
Amid political fallout from a two-year-old’s death while awaiting treatment in ED, a study has suggested parental concerns can predict a child’s clinical deterioration better than abnormal vital signs.
Joe Massa waited two-and-a-half hours for a hospital bed before dying at Sydney’s Northern Beaches Hospital last year.
