An eight-year-old girl tragically died from just hours after a GP sent her home for the second time, advising her to give her fluids and ibuprofen due to the being full. Mia Glynn, from from Biddulph, Staffordshire complained of a sore throat, on December 5, 2002. By December 8, her concision had worsened with a temperature, headache and vomiting, prompting her parents, Soron, 39, and Katie, 37, to take her to the GP.
Mia, was taken to the doctor's surgery twice in four hours, but her parents were told to take her home. During the second visit, the young girl was dismissed with antibiotics after being informed that the hospital was overcrowded and they would be left waiting in a corridor. By the time of the second appointment, Mia hadn't eaten properly for three more days, had an elevated heart rate, reduced urine output and was drowsy.
Her worried parents questioned whether she had contracted the Group A Strep infection, which was widespread at the time. Despite their concerns, a doctor advised Katie to hydrate Mia and give her ibuprofen, suggesting not to start antibiotics until bedtime. The schoolgirl, who continued to feel unwell, slept in her parents' bed that night but woke up early in the morning feeling agitated.
Mia, who was disoriented, developed rashes on her arms and legs and had blue lips, complained of feeling hot but was cold to touch. Soron and Katie called an ambulance and paramedics rushed Mia to the hospital where she was given intravenous fluids and antibi.