A three-year-old child, Mylee Ward, was unable to survive severe dehydration, after a doctor who examined her, did not even carry out the basic tests on the child.
Dehydration Levels in Children may Not be Accurately Estimated by Dehydration Scales: RI Hospital
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A physician team from Rhode Island Hospital led a study to evaluate the accuracy of the commonly used dehydration scales as they apply to children in a low-income
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A physician team from Rhode Island Hospital led a study to evaluate the accuracy of the commonly used dehydration scales as they apply to children in a low-income
An inquest ruled that Mylee, who was a victim of a rare brain disorder, could have survived if she was just given fluids. She should have been examined thoroughly in the first place by Dr.Rahman.
Coroner Robert Hunter said: “These are basic medical checks, nothing complex or sophisticated. Had she been admitted and fluids given, on balance she would have survived.”
Dehydration Can Alter People's Moods
Two new studies have found that even mild dehydration can alter a person's mood, leave them cranky, confused and fatigued.
Two new studies have found that even mild dehydration can alter a person's mood, leave them cranky, confused and fatigued.
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Kids Need Fluids During Summer To Avoid Dehydration, Heat Stroke
As spring turns to summer, young athletes carry higher risk than adults for dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
As spring turns to summer, young athletes carry higher risk than adults for dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Cape Town Diarrhoea Outbreak Leaves 2,800 Ill And 2 Kids Dead
Xinhua has reported that a diarrhoea outbreak in South Africa's Cape Town city has led to the death of at least two children and the hospitalisation of 2,800 others.
Xinhua has reported that a diarrhoea outbreak in South Africa's Cape Town city has led to the death of at least two children and the hospitalisation of 2,800 others.
