A terminally ill teenager endured a harrowing 14-hour wait on a hospital corridor trolley before being admitted to intensive care. Leanne McAvoy faced every parent's nightmare when she rushed her son Mark to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital's A&E on January 6, following severe stomach pain and vomiting. Despite his critical condition, including Cerebral Palsy and Scoliosis, 18 year old Mark was informed that no beds were available, leaving him in agony in the hallway.
As his health rapidly declined, Mark was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer the next day, leading to an arduous eight-hour surgery on Wednesday. Post-operation, he was moved to ICU and placed into an induced coma to allow his body to recover from the traumatic experience.
Leanne, 43, from Govan, Glasgow, has accused the hospital of lacking the necessary resources to provide adequate care for Mark, asserting that her son's current comatose state could have been avoided had he received prompt treatment upon arrival at the hospital, reports The Mirror affiliate the Daily Record.
The distressed mother recounted: "I had phoned NHS 24 and they advised we should go to hospital, so I took him over in the car. I explained to the reception staff about his other conditions and that his health can deteriorate fast and they said they didn't have any beds.".
