Surgery crisis ‘could kill children’

A CHILD could die every day as a result of vital heart surgery being postponed, medical sources have warned.

Two-year-old Róisín Ruddle died in her mother’s arms last July 1 just hours after her heart surgery was cancelled at Our Lady’s Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin. An independent review of the events surrounding the Co Limerick girl’s death got underway yesterday. The report by the three-member panel is expected within the next month.

Medical sources yesterday said the hospital is still not in a position to cope with an influx of emergency patients.