Emma Kurtzman

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Janet Prince died on the 15th of January of last year

A double-amputee suffered put deadly pressure, caused by "gross and obvious errors" in their hospital treatment.

Janet, Prince, from Nottingham, developed the wounds after the shooting in the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) In July 2017.

The 80-year-old died in January 2019.

Assistant Coroner Gordon Clow was a prevention of future deaths report to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).

Emma Thirlwall (left) acted as a carer for Janet Prince for 19 years, after her mother had a stroke in the year 2000

Nottingham Coroner's court, Ms Prince had heard was taken to QMC in Nottingham with Internal Bleeding on the 15. July, 2017.

The patient was left on a trolley in The Emergency room for nine hours, and although she and the daughter Emma Thirlwall, she needed a specialist mattress, she was not given.

"No specific action of any kind, all of which were implemented in this period of More Than nine hours, The Risk of pressure damage, although it could easily be seen, those, treatment, [she] is required to be such measures in place," Mr Clow said.

Ms Prince was later transferred to various stations, but a specialist mattress was only days for her a few before she was discharged on the 9. August, at which time Mr. Clow said, and their wounds "had developed The Most severe form of pressure ulcer (stage four), including a wound with exposed bone".

Mr Clow said it was to prevent giving "serious shortcomings" about the search for a suitable mattress and Other Aspects of their care while in the case of QMC, including "a gross error" that Ms Prince open wounds come in contact with feces.

'pillar, post'

Once you do not heal on the left of the hospital, Ms Prince, the wounds completely, at any time," said Mr. Clow, who praised Ms Thirlwall for the provision of their mother, with a standard of care "as a much higher than would normally be possible in the community" by the district nurses in your.

Ms Prince ' s condition was closely monitored, to work together until her death, with the "complex and difficult" nature of their wounds requires A Number of specialists.

"It proved to be difficult for Mrs Prince, to publish a clear concept of treatment, and both she and some of the doctors felt involved, that they have been passed from pillar," Mr Clow said.

Ms Prince his health declined in December 2018, and she died at home The Following month.

medical Director of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust apologised for the failings

Mr. Clow, the immediate cause of death was "severe pressure ulcers", with broncho-pneumonia is a contributing factor said.

"recording" a death by "Natural Causes , and neglect contributed", he said, he was "troubled by the lack of evidence of" changes in wound care at NUH.

NUH medical Director Keith Girling apologized for the omissions in the Ms Prince of the care, challenge, The Trust had learned "A Number of important lessons from this very tragic case".

Ms Thirlwall said their mother's death was "very traumatic", adding that she was "one of a kind", you never allow you to stop your violations of your life "a fun and active life".

"It was heart-breaking to see and hear them in agony," She Said .

"she was sick, lifeless, and her leg stumps had begun to black.

"put the pictures in my head, forever, and that is something have to deal with no daughter should ever have to. "

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