Boy, 6, tragically dies from the flu after being despatched residence from Riverland Normal Hospital

A six-year-old boy with influenza has died after being despatched residence from hospital final week.

The kid died on Friday, August 11, only a few days after attending Riverland Normal Hospital in Berri, South Australia.

It is understood that the household was knowledgeable that the six-year-old, who had been sick with the flu for per week, was deemed properly sufficient to be discharged and despatched residence.

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Native Well being Community has supplied all affected person data to the coroner.

‘This can be a tragic loss for the household and group, and we provide our deepest sympathies to the kid’s household,’ a spokesperson stated.

‘Now we have carried out an preliminary evaluate of the care supplied and are assured applicable diagnostic and medical care was given in step with finest observe.’

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas stated  the incident was ‘heartbreaking’.

‘Regardless of the way it’s occurred, it is heartbreaking and there is virtually at all times an intensive investigation into it and that is what I count on to happen on this occasion,’ Mr Malinauskas stated. 

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Native Well being Community stated the hospital has ‘extremely expert’ workers that are certified to offer 24/7 emergency care to the group.

‘The Riverland Normal Hospital Emergency Division is staffed by extremely skilled physicians, together with emergency physicians and rural generalists, who’re extremely expert and certified to look after a variety of acute displays, together with kids,’ a spokesperson stated. 

South Australia’s coroner has launched an investigation into the six-year-old boy’s demise.