Transfer ‘only option’ after teen Alex Braes went into septic shock in Broken Hill hospital, coroner hears
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5GXMK)
Doctor leading team in NSW's far west deeply shocked' to learn 18-year-old died after being evacuated to Sydney
The first and only option" available to a specialist doctor treating a gravely ill teenager in a New South Wales country hospital was to fly him elsewhere, a coroner has been told.
Infectious diseases specialist Dr Phillip Braslins said he was considering amputation after 18-year-old Alex Braes went into septic shock at Broken Hill Base hospital on 21 September 2017.
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