Man who died after eating duck egg begged for help and told 999 'I'm in trouble'
06.07.2022 - 15:43
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A man who contracted salmonella from duck eggs tragically died after he was misdiagnosed by paramedics and not taken to hospital. Yorkshire Ambulance Service have admitted liability in the death of Niptoon Tavakoli, who had called 999 three times in around 85 minutes complaining of severe sickness and diarrhoea.
In two of the calls, he told operators “I need help very quick” and “I’m in trouble,” an ambulance service investigation said. When emergency services arrived at his home in Lindholme, Doncaster, a medic believed he was suffering from gastroenteritis and made the decision not to take him to hospital to prevent a sickness outbreak, the report found.
Niptoon had fallen ill just days after eating duck eggs that he had picked up at the Messingham Show in North Lincolnshire, Hull Live reports. He was exhibiting "amber" signs of sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which the immune system starts attacking the body in response to an infection.
Three days later, his wife Cheryl dialled 999. Niptoon was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with salmonella. However, his condition continued to deteriorate. He died in hospital two months later, aged 65, from multiple organ failure.
Following Niptoon’s death, Cheryl, 63, instructed specialist lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to investigate her husband’s illness and the care he received from Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS). YAS admitted liability for Niptoon’s death.
A serious incident report by the Trust found “it would have been appropriate” to take Niptoon to hospital when the crew first visited him at home. An inquest jury concluded Niptoon died of natural causes. Cheryl has now joined her legal team in calling for lessons to be learned following the death of
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