Family Challenges Medical Diagnosis After Two-Year-Old Son’s Death

The relatives of a two-year-old boy, who passed away after receiving a diagnosis of constipation at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, assert that additional examinations were necessary to accurately identify his ailment. Hudson Cole Perrins succumbed to a brain injury associated with a urinary tract infection on 27 June. This occurred four days after his father brought him to the medical facility due to abdominal discomfort. Kayleigh Taundry, his mother, who is employed by the hospital’s trust, stated that medical professionals pursued the “obvious route” of diagnosing constipation despite a lack of supporting evidence. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust indicated that it is unable to provide a statement until the conclusion of an inquest. Proceedings for the inquest into Hudson’s demise are scheduled to take place at the Black Country Coroner’s Court on Thursday and next Monday. The law firm FBC Manby Bowdler, which is assisting the family during the hearing, reported that his preliminary cause of death was identified as a brain injury resulting from a urinary tract infection that affects the kidneys and leads to sepsis. Hudson, a resident of Willenhall, who passed away one month prior to his third birthday, was born with a cardiac defect for which he had surgery at seven months of age. His medical background was complex, also encompassing bladder and kidney issues. According to legal representatives, his father brought him to New Cross Hospital on 23 June, where medical staff detected firmness in his abdomen and determined it was constipation. Hudson subsequently received two suppositories and an enema before being discharged, notwithstanding that he had not used the toilet. Ms Taundry stated that she returned him to the hospital the next day when he started experiencing seizures and remained in discomfort. He was subsequently moved to the paediatric intensive care unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where his death occurred after his parents consented to the discontinuation of his life support. “He was one month from turning three,” Ms Taundry said.”He was very cheeky and boisterous. We are all still in denial. I can’t put it into words – he was a beautiful boy.” “As a family, we just want lessons to be learned and we don’t want any other family to go through everything that we’ve been through, because it’s just devastating.” Clinical negligence expert Michael Portman-Hann, from FBC Manby Bowdler, said: “This is a tragic case that has left the family with so many questions and concerns. “We will support them in any way we can to make sure no other family goes through this trauma.” Readers can find BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X, and Instagram. Copyright 2024 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC disclaims responsibility for the content of external sites. Information regarding their approach to external linking is available.