A nurse has told how she rushed an eight-month-old baby for emergency treatment after she became seriously ill in hospital.
Fearne Adger was being treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) in Paisley when her condition rapidly deteriorated. A team of medics battled desperately to save the eight month old baby, but sadly she passed away.
Nurse Eunice Crockett, 55, told a fatal accident inquiry at Paisley Sheriff Court she had been left shocked by her rapid decline. She recalled how Fearne's mother, Lauren, 37, repeatedly urged her to wake-up as medics tried to save her on April 29, 2017.
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Reading a prepared statement to the inquiry, Ms Crockett said: "Fearne's mum came out of her cubicle holding Fearne saying her breathing had become fast. I looked at Fearne and she was pale and unresponsive so I took her from mum's arms and called out to the staff that I needed help now and the tone of voice I used made it clear that I needed medical and nursing staff there immediately."
The nurse added: "I was surprised by the change in Fearne because there was nothing to indicate her turning unwell, so I was very surprised and continue to be affected by the circumstances to this day. "Fearne's mum was spoken to just outside the treatment room where she kept saying, 'Fearne wake up, please Fearne wake up', while CPR continued."
Nurse Crockett also told how she took prints of Fearne's feet and hands along with a lock of her hair for a memory box for her parents, Lauren and David.
The inquiry had earlier heard Mrs Adger reveal she was told her daughter's illness was 'just a virus' hours before she died. She insisted Fearne would have been alive today had medics given her IV fluid and said she 'strongly believed' the girl had been 'let down' by the hospital.
She told the inquiry: "After Fearne died it was clear to me that there were failings in her care at the RAH. I had told staff repeatedly about her dry nappies being dry and her being lethargic and had asked about the possibility of IV fluids.
"But I was told she was not showing signs of clinical dehydration and that it was just a virus. I was a first-time mum and I put my trust in the medical staff.
"I didn't know what was normal for a baby with a stomach virus, but looking back, it is sickening that my baby was forced to suffer with no-one trying to help.
"It is impossible to put into words how special and amazing Fearne was or how loved she is. The loss of her was horrendous and it feels like she was robbed of her life, a life which I hoped would have been happy and fulfilling."
David Adger, 57, a marine electrician, later told the hearing he had been left a 'changed' man as a result of his daughter's death and hoped the FAI would find the truth of what happened. The inquiry, ordered by the Lord Advocate on public interest grounds, before Sheriff Principal Donald Murray continues.
