Perth hospital missed signs seven-year-old was dying from sepsis due to ‘inadequate’ staffing, coroner finds

Aishwarya Aswath died on Easter Saturday 2021, hours after presenting to an emergency department with a fever and unusually cold hands

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Perth hospital staff missed the signs a seven-year-old girl was dying of sepsis because of the pressures caused by “inadequate” staffing, a coroner has found.

Aishwarya Aswath died on Easter Saturday 2021, hours after presenting to the Perth Children’s Hospital emergency department with a fever and unusually cold hands.