16-year-old Aoife Johnston died of sepsis after waiting 12 hours on a chair in a chaotic University Hospital Limerick during a severe weather freeze alert.

Retired nurse manager Katherine Skelly describes University Hospital Limerick as a 'war-zone' during Aoife Johnston's inquest. 16-year-old Aoife died of sepsis after waiting 12 hours on a chair before seeing a doctor amidst an influx of acutely ill patients during a severe weather freeze alert. Skelly, a clinical nurse manager with 23 years' experience, testified to the chaotic scenes inside the hospital and its unsafe conditions during that time.

April 22, 2024
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