Girl, 8, dies of sepsis after being sent home twice in four hours by GP surgery because ‘hospital was full’
A GIRL of eight died of sepsis after being sent home twice in four hours by a GP, who said the hospital was full.
Mia Glynn’s doctor told her parents on the second visit to give her fluids and Ibuprofen despite the fact she had Group A streptococcus symptoms.
The medic did prescribe antibiotics but told Soron and Katie to start them when Mia went to bed.
That night, her condition worsened and she was taken to hospital where she went into suspected septic shock.
Mia had a cardiac arrest and died 20 minutes later from Group A strep infection.
Her parents set up a charitable organisation aiM — Mia backwards — after the December 2022 tragedy.
It aims to help raise awareness of Strep A sepsis which causes flu-like symptoms, a sore throat and rough-feeling rash.
Katie, 37, of Biddulph, Staffs, said: “Mia was taken to the doctors twice to be told her symptoms were viral.
“Around 15 hours later she died.
“Our beautiful healthy girl was the happiest, brightest, most loving and caring girl. She brought so much laughter and fun.”
Soron, 39, said: “Mia had red flag symptoms. We need to educate the public and health professionals to identify the signs and ask, ‘could it be sepsis?’.”
Their lawyer, Victoria Zinzan, said: “Mia’s death vividly highlights the dangers of sepsis.”
Chilling pics show rifle, backpacks & GoPro camera suspect hid as he lie in wait for Donald Trump on golf course
THE suspect was “armed with an AK-47-style rifle, two backpacks and a GoPro camera” while allegedly taking aim at Donald Trump while he played golf.
A man with the rifle pushed the firearm’s muzzle through the perimeter of the West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course Sunday, prompting U.S. Secret Service to open fire.
The FBI say it is investigating it as an ‘apparent assassination attempt’ on Donald Trump[/caption] Law enforcement officials revealed the backpacks found[/caption] The suspect dropped the weapon and fled in an SUV, law enforcement officials say[/caption]The man was around 400-500 yards from the former president.
The suspect dropped the weapon and fled in an SUV, law enforcement officials told reporters.
Officials in Palm Beach Florida say they were able to track down the suspect after a witness saw him “running out of bushes”.
The witness took a picture of the vehicle after seeing the suspect jump into a black Nissan.
Police alerted the neighbouring Martin County Sheriff’s Office which pulled over the vehicle and detained the suspect.
The person was then taken into custody in a neighbouring county, they confirmed.
An AK-style firearm was recovered at the scene.
Trump has returned to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The FBI has said it is investigating it as an “apparent assassination attempt”.
In a statement a short time ago, the former president said he was “safe and well” and “will never surrender”.
Details and background on the suspect shooter are yet to be released by West Palm Beach cops.
The FBI, who is now in charge of the investigation, said that multiple teams, including bomb technicians, are involved in the probe.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung earlier said in a statement: “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time.”
The statement did not give any additional details.
Shots fired as Trump survives another ‘assassination attempt’
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ITV forced into broadcast change as Luke Littler makes World Series of Darts finish early
ITV were forced to change their schedule after Luke Littler blitzed the World Series of Darts finals.
The teenage sensation won his second major championship of the year with a brilliant display in Amsterdam.
Luke Littler blitzed the World Series of Darts finals[/caption] The teenager beat Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith 11-4[/caption]He swatted aside home favourite Michael van Gerwen before beating Michael Smith in the final to get his hands on the trophy.
Each semi-final and the final was best of 21 legs, so ITV prepared by scheduling the broadcast to finish at 10pm.
But such was Littler‘s display he had things wrapped up before 9:30pm, with ITV forced to show an episode of River Monsters to fill the vacant spot.
The darts was meant to be followed by Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, which remained in its 10pm slot.
Littler was unstoppable in Amsterdam and he thrashed Van Gerwen 11-4 in the semi-final after winning nine consecutive legs.
Next Michael Smith beat a resurgent Peter Wright 11-6 in the other semi-final, but he proved no match for The Nuke.
Littler, 17, dished out the same treatment in the final by not giving Smith a sniff.
He almost repeated the trick of winning nine legs in a row but Bully Boy pulled off Big Fish to delay the inevitable.
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Littler then polished off his 11th leg in style to win the World Series of Darts – his second major trophy after Premier League Darts.
He said of his victory: “I’m just happy to win. It’s been a long day of course.
“Waking up early, didn’t like that one. I managed to get over the line against Chris (Dobey). I relaxed tonight and I played very well.”
On the fans chanting his name, he added: “It tells me there’s only one Luke Littler!
“This time last year I was on the Development Tour. I won a few events and my name was getting mentioned. But at the Worlds, that’s when everyone knew who I was.
“The trophies I’ve won, the finals I’ve lost this year, I’m just building on it and I’m winning more.
“It will take some beating this weekend. It’s a busy schedule with the winter to come. I’m ready for it.”
I cooked supermarket oven chips in my air fryer – the winner tasted like McCain but was MUCH cheaper
WE are lovin’ chips for the oven, as sales rise 22 per cent in two years – thanks in large part to the popularity of air fryers.
But which ones will go crispy and a lovely golden brown?
Natasha Harding puts seven varieties of chips to the air fryer test and marks them out of five[/caption]Mum-of-two Natasha Harding is an expert.
The 49-year-old, who has FOUR air fryers in her kitchen, said: “I’ve always hated oven chips and found them limp and tasteless.
“But in an air fryer they are crispy and full of flavour.
“And I’ve perfected my technique so that they’re served in ten minutes.”
Here, she puts seven varieties of chips to the air fryer test and marks them out of five.
- Nutrition details per 100g serving.
McCain Crispy French Fries, 900g, £3.19, Morrisons
250cal, 8.2g fat, 0.5g sugar, 0.52g salt
The McCain chips are more than double the price of some of the supermarket own brands[/caption]THE big-name brand cooked nicely and the chips were very flavoursome.
But they had the longest list of ingredients, including turmeric and paprika extract, as well as modified starch.
They are more than double the price of some of the supermarket own brands.
And I’m not sure they are worth the extra money considering there are so many cheaper options that taste very similar.
Rating: 3/5
Thin Cut French Fries, 1.2kg, £1.80, Morrisons
178cal, 3.7g fat, 0.4g sugar, 0.05g salt
The Morrisons’ version has a bland taste[/caption]I HAD high expectations for this bumper bag of fries from my local Morrisons.
The price is great and they have a high potato content of 97 per cent.
Unfortunately, the taste just didn’t do it for me.
They were insipid with a rubbery consistency, so I ended up adding much more ketchup than usual.
Younger kids may prefer these if they like their food on the bland side.
Rating: 3/5
Essential French Fries, 900g, £1.75, Waitrose
212cal, 7.0g fat, 0.5g sugar, 0.44g salt
The Waitrose offering needed an extra two minutes in the air fryer[/caption]I WAS pretty disappointed with the Waitrose offering as the Essential range is usually great.
They needed an extra two minutes in the air fryer, bringing their cooking time to 12 minutes.
That’s despite the fact the individual chips were smaller in length than the others.
Once ready, they were like undercooked spuds – still a bit soggy on the inside.
Rating: 2/5
Harvest Basket French Fries, 1kg, £1.35, Lidl
184cal, 3.9g fat, 0.5g sugar, 0.19g salt
These are a bargain price and super quick to cook[/caption]A BARGAIN price and super quick to cook, they were ready to tuck in to in just eight minutes.
These fries were thinner than the others and particularly crunchy, which my son loved.
They’re not oily, which might be down to the slightly lower fat content.
They taste good and I can imagine snacking on them.
Rating: 4/5
Four Seasons French Fries, 1kg, £1.35, Aldi
238cal, 6.9g fat, 0.5g sugar, 0.71g salt
These are perfectly crunchy and tasted divine[/caption]A BIGGER bag than the best-known brand, and at less than half the cost, you are getting a lot of fries for your cash.
These would keep my chip-loving family going for, oh, at least two days.
They are perfectly crunchy and tasted divine.
Definitely the most similar to McCain.
My hands-down winner.
Rating: 5/5
French Fries, 1.5kg, £2.03, Sainsbury’s
215cal, 5.8g fat, 0.5g sugar, 0.13g salt
You could easily feed a larger family with this big bag[/caption]YOU could easily feed a larger family with this big bag.
The fries cooked nicely, but they did look a bit wrinkled once they were done.
These contain far fewer ingredients than some of the other options, only listing potato, sunflower oil and dextrose.
I added some extra salt to pep them up a little bit, which did the job.
I would buy them again.
Rating: 4/5
Super Crispy French Fries 900g, £2.50, Tesco
194cal, 6.1g fat, 0.3g sugar, 0.55g salt
THE potato content of these is pretty low at just 84 per cent.
There are a lot of additional extras, such as raising agents, thickener and potato starch.
However, the end result is a plate of super crunchy fries that are delicious with ketchup.
They will go down a treat for an easy weekday dinner.
Rating: 4/5
NATASHA’S FRYER TIPS
- No need to add oil.
- Don’t put too many in the air fryer basket at once as they won’t cook evenly. Just cover the bottom of the basket with a layer of chips.
- Always warm the air fryer up as it ensures the chips cook evenly.
- Cook the chips for four minutes, then give the basket a good shake, which stops them from sticking and helps them cook evenly.
- Pop back on for another four minutes, shake again.
- A final two minutes and they should be ready to serve