‘Medical Error’ Led to Death of 6-Year-Old Who Developed Pneumonia After Measles Diagnosis

A child who died in a Texas hospital after developing pneumonia following a measles infection died as a result of “medical error”

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Introduction

I’ll be writing more on this topic tomorrow but I wanted to share this development in the measles case that I reported on a week ago.

The full article is on the CHD site¹, but I’ll select bits and pieces and add my commentary.

Enjoy the read —

A child who died in a Texas hospital after developing pneumonia following a measles infection died as a result of “medical error” — including failure to administer the correct antibiotic in time, according to a medical expert who reviewed the child’s medical records.

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) obtained the medical records from the family of the 6-year-old girl. The parents said they wanted people to know what happened to their daughter so it wouldn’t happen to other children.

The parents obtained the records from Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock where their child died on Feb. 26.

The paren…