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| Adam Hurst: Father-to-be died in hospital 'screaming in pain' | Adam Hurst: Father-to-be died in hospital 'screaming in pain' |
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| The family of a father-to-be have criticised hospital staff who left him "screaming out in pain" in the final hours of his life. | The family of a father-to-be have criticised hospital staff who left him "screaming out in pain" in the final hours of his life. |
| Adam Hurst, 31, died from a rare type of hernia a few hours after arriving at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, last December. | Adam Hurst, 31, died from a rare type of hernia a few hours after arriving at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, last December. |
| The hospital found Mr Hurst's pain management and the communication with him and his relatives was "inadequate". | The hospital found Mr Hurst's pain management and the communication with him and his relatives was "inadequate". |
| "We've got to live with that trauma," said his wife Victoria. | "We've got to live with that trauma," said his wife Victoria. |
| The medical director of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Kanchan Rege, said: "Our staff strive to provide high quality care at all times and this was not the case in this instance." | The medical director of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Kanchan Rege, said: "Our staff strive to provide high quality care at all times and this was not the case in this instance." |
| Mr Hurst, a builder from Godmanchester, had a history of abdominal pain and was born with a rare undetected congenital diaphragmatic hernia. | Mr Hurst, a builder from Godmanchester, had a history of abdominal pain and was born with a rare undetected congenital diaphragmatic hernia. |
| The youth football coach had been experiencing mild symptoms for about eight months before bad abdominal pain led to his wife taking him to A&E at the hospital in Huntingdon, on 7 December 2018. | |
| Mrs Hurst, who at the time was 25 weeks pregnant with their first child, said at hospital "he was just screaming out in pain". | Mrs Hurst, who at the time was 25 weeks pregnant with their first child, said at hospital "he was just screaming out in pain". |
| "It was horrific. I just started crying because I didn't know what to do and no-one was listening to us - literally no-one," she said. | "It was horrific. I just started crying because I didn't know what to do and no-one was listening to us - literally no-one," she said. |
| Last month, an inquest into his death heard he spent several hours in A&E in "extreme pain" and a CT scan was delayed by 58 minutes because of a fire alarm. | Last month, an inquest into his death heard he spent several hours in A&E in "extreme pain" and a CT scan was delayed by 58 minutes because of a fire alarm. |
| Once completed, the scan showed a diaphragmatic hernia and fluid in his abdomen. | Once completed, the scan showed a diaphragmatic hernia and fluid in his abdomen. |
| But while preparations were made for surgery he went into a cardiac arrest from which he did not recover and died in the early hours of 8 December. | But while preparations were made for surgery he went into a cardiac arrest from which he did not recover and died in the early hours of 8 December. |
| The couple's daughter, Alice-Rose Adam Hurst, was born in February | The couple's daughter, Alice-Rose Adam Hurst, was born in February |
| At the inquest into his death, the coroner concluded it was "not possible to say whether on the balance of probabilities earlier surgery would have resulted in a different outcome due to the rare and complex nature of the surgery". | At the inquest into his death, the coroner concluded it was "not possible to say whether on the balance of probabilities earlier surgery would have resulted in a different outcome due to the rare and complex nature of the surgery". |
| But the hospital's serious incident report, seen by the BBC, found Mr Hurst's pain "should have been more aggressively managed, from the outset". | But the hospital's serious incident report, seen by the BBC, found Mr Hurst's pain "should have been more aggressively managed, from the outset". |
| It also found the frequency of his observations was "inadequate" and stated the documentation in the emergency department "was generally very poor from the nursing staff that cared for the patient". | It also found the frequency of his observations was "inadequate" and stated the documentation in the emergency department "was generally very poor from the nursing staff that cared for the patient". |
| The report also said "clear explanations to the patient and relatives are essential to allay fears and reduce anxiety". | The report also said "clear explanations to the patient and relatives are essential to allay fears and reduce anxiety". |
| Mr Hurst's sister-in-law, Margo Leftly, said: "Irrelevant of the outcome... it was more the way he was treated, communicated with and the fact that the pain management was incorrect. | Mr Hurst's sister-in-law, Margo Leftly, said: "Irrelevant of the outcome... it was more the way he was treated, communicated with and the fact that the pain management was incorrect. |
| "They left him in that amount of pain with no support for the last six or seven hours of his life." | "They left him in that amount of pain with no support for the last six or seven hours of his life." |
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| The family have set up a charity in Adam's name that aims to support those suffering from grief and said it would "carry on his legacy of helping people". | The family have set up a charity in Adam's name that aims to support those suffering from grief and said it would "carry on his legacy of helping people". |
| Mrs Hurst said she also wanted to raise awareness of his condition because "if they knew he had one and he went into A&E that night he would have been rushed into surgery straight away". | Mrs Hurst said she also wanted to raise awareness of his condition because "if they knew he had one and he went into A&E that night he would have been rushed into surgery straight away". |
| Dr Rege, from the hospital's trust, said: "We would like to offer our condolences to the family of Mr Hurst during this difficult time. | Dr Rege, from the hospital's trust, said: "We would like to offer our condolences to the family of Mr Hurst during this difficult time. |
| "Following a thorough investigation we have implemented several changes and have now introduced a single trust-wide acute pain guideline and provided additional training to staff on pain management, communication skills and record keeping." | "Following a thorough investigation we have implemented several changes and have now introduced a single trust-wide acute pain guideline and provided additional training to staff on pain management, communication skills and record keeping." |