British girl starves to death after dentists pull all her teeth Tue Feb 10, 11:44 AM By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press
LONDON - Eight-year-old Sophie Waller cracked a baby tooth eating candy, and set off the chain of events that led to her death.
Sophie refused to open her mouth for a dentist so doctors at her local hospital took out the tooth in an operation, one of the doctors told a coroner's inquest. They removed all seven of her other baby teeth at the same time to avoid the need for future operations, the doctor said.
After the surgery Sophie refused to eat or even open her mouth for her parents, the couple told the inquest. But she was sent home anyway, and starved to death three weeks after the operation.
The parents said the hospital mishandled Sophie's follow-up care, referring them to a child psychologist who told them not to worry about Sophie's plummeting weight. Sophie's mother, Janet Waller, said she also was told to consult her family doctor, who prescribed nutrition drinks over the phone but did not see the girl in person.
Pediatric pathologist Dr. Marie-Ann Brundler said Sophie died at home Dec. 2, 2005 from kidney failure caused by starvation and dehydration. The inquest was told Sophie weighed 72 pounds when she went into hospital and lost a third of that weight before she died.
This is pathetic. Say what you will about the doctors, who almost assuredly handled it poorly, but ultimately, this is just another case of parents trying to lay blame on others when they are at fault.
That's socialized medicine for you. The fualt lies with all of them. The taking of all the teeth was because it saved time and money (1 surgery instead of 7). The hospital probably feklt that she would be more likely to eat in a familar setting (when she didn't parents should have taken her back to the hospital). The doctor didn't see her because it was not discribed at the girl being sick (at least thats hjow the artcle made it seem). The parents because thay were just plain stupid.
You could think of government workers like teenagers. You pay them an allowance, but do you get any work out them? They eat the food, put their feet on the furniture and complain loudly whenever they are unhappy.
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