US EditionComox Parents Call for Health-Care System Changes After Death of 11-Year-Old Son
VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 9 – The family calls for reforms including mandatory pediatric emergency training and improved communication after health system failures led to their son's death, officials note staff shortages.
- Family alleges that ER staffing shortages and high patient volume led to missed diagnostics, as Brayden’s cerebral palsy history was overlooked during his critical care at Comox Valley Hospital.
- Analysis of hospital records shows Brayden’s second ER visit was delayed six days, with transport and weather issues causing a critical six-hour wait and leading to his coma and death.
- Following Brayden Robbins' death, family advocates call for mandatory pediatric emergency training, family-centred communication, and improved transport protocols; MLA Brennan Day urges a province-wide review of pediatric care failures.
- Day's letter on July 8 calls for a province-wide review of pediatric emergency care and transport to address systemic failures highlighted by Brayden Robbins' death.
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