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Was racism and bias behind the misdiagnosis of Indigenous man who died less than 24 hours after leaving hospital?

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Dougie Hampson died on August 16, 2021, less than 24 hours after he was discharged from the Dubbo Hospital. The 36-year-old Kamilaroi-Dunghutti man had gone to the emergency ward two days earlier, describing a "10 out of 10" pain and "popping" in his abdomen. He spent 19 hours at the hospital before being sent home with a diagnosis of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) Senior emergency doctor Sokol Nushaj told the inquest he made an "erroneous impression" of Mr Hampson's condition.

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Was racism and bias behind the misdiagnosis of Indigenous man who died less than 24 hours after leaving hospital?

Dougie Hampson died less than 24-hours after he was misdiagnosed with a cannabis-related syndrome and discharged from Dubbo hospital in August 2021. A coroner has spent two weeks hearing about what led to his death.

2 months ago·Australia

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