A girl from 3 years He died last Tuesday at the hospital in Figueras (Girona) from possible complications medical negligenceThe little girl died two days after arriving at the hospital with stomach pains and was sent home after finding nothing serious in her diagnosis beyond a “stomach virus“.
At first the girl went to the Primary care center (CAP) in Rosas with stomach pain. Given the symptoms she presented, she was sent home. Two days later, the girl’s family took her to the emergency room again, because in addition to the stomach pain, already presented fever.
At that time, the state the girl was in was already criticalso the health workers called an ambulance so they could take him to the hospital. Josep Trueta Hospital as soon as possible.
This was a measure that could not be carried out because the small died before help arrivedFor its part, the health center activated a team of psychologists to take care of the family of the deceased and the hospital health workers who treated the little girl.
Following the events, the girl’s parents filed a complaint with the court to find out whether there had been professional misconduct on the part of the doctors who treated her and also requested the autopsywhich was accepted. Likewise, the Court of Instruction and First Instance 8 of Figueras, acting as guardian, opened an investigation into the death of the minor, on which nothing has yet been clarified.
Similarly, in 2023 there were a total of 1,409 trials for alleged medical negligence in Catalonia, less than half of that in the Community of Madrid.
