Aswath and Praseetha Sasidharan knew something was not quite right with their daughter Aiswarya Aswath when they decided to take her to the emergency department of the Perth Children’s Hospital last week.“They knew Aiswarya wasn’t her normal self. Something was wrong,” family spokesperson and friend Ramesh Vijaya Kurup told SBS Malayalam.Aiswarya Aswath was taken to Perth Children's Hospital's emergency on the Easter long weekend.
He added that the girl was not attended for almost two hours by a doctor at the emergency department. By this time, Aiswarya’s condition had begun to worsen. “Aiswarya’s parents called me regularly from hospital to update me about the situation,” Mr Kurup recalled. “We want to know if there was a breakdown in the treatment procedure,” questioned Mr Rajan, who is in close touch with the family and is helping them since the tragedy took place.
Arun Nair, President of the Malayalee Association of Western Australia said that the community is left shocked by this news.“We go to hospitals hoping that we’ll get help. But a long wait at the emergency department has become a norm,” added Mr Nair.The Indian Society of Western Australia is the state’s umbrella organisation of various groups of people of Indian origin. ISWA is now planning to meet the state’s health minister and seek answers to their questions.
“I want to know what happened, where the mistakes were made and where the changes need to happen,” Mr Cook added.“First, there is a detailed review conducted by the Child and Adolescent Health Service in the root cause analysis of the incident,” said Mr Cook.
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SBSMalayalam I hope the family finds peace and strength during this difficult time.
SBSMalayalam In most emergency departments in Sydney hospitals, the average wait time is between 2-4 hours. An example would be St Vincent’s hospital, where patients have to sit in reclining chairs while final year med students try to assess their condition